UPDATE at 2:48 p.m.
Blue Angel Parkway has been reopened and the fire is now under control. The fire was approximately three acres and was an escaped authorized debris burn.
S. Blue Angel Parkway is closed between Sorrento Road and Dog Track Road due to a brush fire reported March 9 at 12:52 p.m.
Escambia County Fire Rescue's SQ14 was first on the scene at 12:57 p.m. No evacuations have been made at this time. BC2 took command at 1 p.m. ECFR's E11, L19, B14, B8, E8, S1, S2, CF2 and EM2 are also on scene.
Florida Forest Service released an advisory March 9 announcing increased risk for wild fires due to dry conditions.
To read more on their advisory and how to take precautions please visit their Facebook page here.
Please remember to follow these outdoor burning regulations for Escambia County and incorporated areas:
- It is illegal to burn household garbage (including paper products), treated lumber, rubber materials, tires, pesticides, paint and aerosol containers.
- Dry (not green) vegetative debris such as grass clippings, pine straw, leaves, tree limbs and shrub trimmings can be legally burned between 8 a.m. and one hour before sunset if it is in a pile not larger than 8 ft. in diameter and located:
- 25 feet from any forested area (grasslands, brush or wildlands).
- 25 feet from your home or other combustible structure.
- 50 feet from any paved or public roadway.
- 150 feet from any occupied dwelling other than your own home.
To ensure that a backyard debris burn is really out, follow these steps:
- Drown the fire with water, turn over the ashes with a shovel and drown it again. Repeat several times until it is dead.
- Check the burn area regularly over the next several days.
- At the onset of warm, dry weather, especially when accompanied by wind, check the burn area again, even if it is weeks after the burn.
Residents of Escambia County who intend to open burn should contact Blackwater Forestry Center at 850-957-6140.
Please note: per city ordinance, open burning is not allowed within City of Pensacola limits, regardless of weather conditions or county and state burn bans.
