Although the AFC FDR for Franklin County remains at MODERATE, fire conditions continue to deteriorate throughout the County. Some showers the past few days may have provided brief relief to impacted areas, the return of lower RHs and higher winds have probably dried that out.
The forecast through Sunday night (August 29) is for no measurable precipation. Winds of up to 10 mph with some gusting are forecast.
Ozark and Watalula worked a two set fire at the 37 West on Saturday afternoon. This is an area of Franklin County with a memorable fire history (1980, 2002) so every pre-caution was taken by responding units. Rate of Spread in the cured ankle high bermuda grass was about 10 feet per minute. Winds were not much of a factor in ROS. Honeysuckle torched readily. A total of about 1 acre burned.
Please prepare and place additonal rehab supplies on your engines.
by Fred Mullen
