Wildfires close part of I-95

I-95 southbound at MM-298 is has been closed due to wildfires in the area of Volusia and Flagler County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. At last report, traffic was being diverted onto US-1 southbound at the St. Johns/Flagler County line. For the very latest traffic information click here or visit Jax2go.com on your cell phone.
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New smoke maps available

Google Earth’s current events-based mapping now includes wildfire and smoke reports from the Southern Research Station Smoke Management Team at the Center for Forest Disturbance Science in Georgia. Click here to access the map

Parts of Florida, Georgia and other areas in the Southeast have been battling wildfires and smoke for more than a month. The mash-up Google Earth map is updated hourly and can give residents graphical information about air quality in the affected areas.

The Google Earth-compatible maps are available through the Southern Resource High Resolution Modeling Consortium Web site at http://shrmc.ggy.uga.edu/ge/.