Florida Fires 2000
On March 8, 2000, Governor Jeb Bush signed Executive Order 2000-64 which recognized the 2000 Wildfires threat and initiated appropriate actions for State response without declaring a State of Emergency. After issuing several other Executive Orders related to the State’s emergency response to the 2000 Wildfires, the Governor proclaimed a State of Emergency in Executive Order 2000-160 on May 17, 2000. Upon this proclamation, the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement supercedes all other existing mutual aid agreements throughout the State between State Agencies and/or political subdivisions of the State. Of the 14 Fire Districts of the State Division of Forestry, the following have Fire Suppression Declarations for which federal assistance is available to the State through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
DOF Fire Dist. Counties FSA
Approved Closed Myakka Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, Charlotte, Desoto 2298 5/16/00 6/30/00 Withlacoochee Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Sumter, Pasco 2299 5/19/00 6/30/00 Lakeland Polk, Hillsborough, Pinellas 2300 5/20/00 6/30/00 Orlando Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Osceola 2301 5/28/00 6/30/00 Bunnell Flagler, Volusia, St Johns 2302 5/28/00 7/7/00 Wacassassa Alachua, Putnam, Marion, Levy, Gilchrist 2303 5/29/00 6/30/00 Jacksonville Duval, Clay, Nassau 2305 6/2/00 7/7/00 Suwannee Bradford, Baker, Suwannee, Union, Hamilton, Columbia 2306 6/5/00 6/30/00 Perry Taylor, Dixie, Lafayette, Madison 2307 6/9/00 6/30/00 Other:
Merritt Fire (Collier County) Declared 4/11/00 FS-2294 CLOSED: 4/24/00