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The West Mims Fire is currently about 140,000 acres and 12 percent contained, authorities said Monday.
South of Highway 94/Moniac area- "Get out right now." - firefighters pic.twitter.com/b0UbUZOhp0
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) May 8, 2017
More resources are being deployed to fight the fire, which is five-and-a-half miles long.
There are 624 personnel using 10 helicopters, 59 wildland fire engines, five bulldozers, 37 tractor plows, two 20-person hotshot crews, and various overhead and support positions to fight the fire.
Smoke from the fire was visible over large portions of Jacksonville over the weekend, with reports of ash raining down from the sky.
#WestMimsFire. #Okefenokee No words.... taken 15 minutes ago on Highway 94
Posted by Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on Monday, May 8, 2017
UPDATE: St. George & now Moniac areas under a mandatory evacuation. "Get out right now. The fire is picking up."
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) May 8, 2017
Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh said smoke will shift to Nassau and Baker County Tuesday through Thursday.
Wow. Looks like two different cities. Southbank is smokey. Northbank is clear. #WestMimsFire pic.twitter.com/YwTSEnlEEY
— Letisha Bereola (@LetishaANjax) May 8, 2017
The majority of the thick smoke from the West Mims fire will be north and west of Jacksonville through Friday.
#WestMims evac of St George & Moniac includes ALL residents of southern half of Charlton Co, incl the Georgia Bend; Nassau has NO evac order
— NassauEM (@NassauEM) May 8, 2017
Great view. #FirstAlertWX @ActionNewsJax @mikefirstalert https://t.co/aSyEnC9nHC
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 8, 2017
Change In the smoke in the air over the last 90 minutes in st George. #WestMimsFire pic.twitter.com/I7SqtFDgm1
— Cole Heath (@ColeHeathMSP) May 8, 2017
Just talking to @WOKVNews @RichJonesJax about today's Extreme Fire danger in Northeast Florida- Please be careful out there today pic.twitter.com/QBo19Hb3gy
— FFS Jacksonville (@FFS_Jax) May 8, 2017
West Mims fire crosses Hwy 94WEST MIMS FIRE: More video from when the West Mims Fire crossed Hwy 94 on Monday afternoon in Southeast Georgia. Latest updates: http://bit.ly/2qUv0nE | Photos: http://bit.ly/2qU406W
Posted by Action News Jax on Monday, May 8, 2017
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