BAY COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday amended an executive order he issued Friday in order to declare a state of emergency in Calhoun and Gulf counties due to spreading fires.
The Bertha Swamp Road fire, separate from the Adkins Road fire which spurred the initial emergency declaration, has now burned approximately 3,000 acres and constitutes a major disaster in the newly included counties, according to Executive Order 22-55.
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