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2 major prescribed burns in Jacksonville area

By Brittney Donovan and Action News Jax
By Brittney Donovan and Action News Jax

PHOTO GALLERY: Prescribed burn along I-295, JTB

There are three controlled burns going on in the Jacksonville area Tuesday.

Florida Forest Service says 800 acres are being burned.

Drone video: Huge controlled burn Baymeadows

County

Authorized Burner

Acres 

Location

Purpose of Burn

Baker

Private Landowner

60

1 ¼ miles west of CR229 and 2 miles north of John Mann Road

Silviculture/ Wildlife

Duval

Private Landowner

650

1 ¼ miles east of I-295 and 2 miles south of Butler Blvd.

Silviculture/ Hazard Reduction

St Johns

Florida Fisk and Wildlife Conservation Commission

90

Guana Wildlife Management Area, 1 ½ miles west of A1A and 1 12/ miles south of Mickler Road

Silviculture/ Wildlife

DOT cam:: Prescribed burn near I-295

We are getting a multitude of emails and phone calls from concerned viewers, but the smoke you see from I-295 is just a really large (600-acre) prescribed burn: http://bit.ly/2GngH38

Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

If you see smoke, Tweet us your photos using the hashtag #Firstalertwx

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