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Drivers Beware: Smoke Possible On Area Roadways
February 8, 2011
Officials with Florida Division of Forestry’s Blackwater Forestry Center are advising motorists in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties to use caution if they should experience smoky conditions on local roads Wednesday morning.
An 1,100-acre prescribed fire 10 miles north of the state line near Brewton, Ala. has been identified as the source of smoke. Overnight conditions will continue to push smoke from the burn toward our area and there could be pockets of more dense smoke, especially in low-lying areas. The smoke has been reported as far south as I-10 and Milton.
If drivers do find smoke, the Division of Forestry urges the following steps:
- Slow down.
- Turn on low-beam headlights.
- If the smoke or fog is too thick to continue driving, pull all the way off the pavement and stop.
- The space between your vehicle and the roadway should be enough to allow you to safely exit the vehicle.
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One Response to “Drivers Beware: Smoke Possible On Area Roadways”
This must be what I smelled last night. I couldn’t sleep and this morning
my asthma was just horrible.