Rain helps firefighters battling Okefenokee fire
By
Posted 12:14PM on Monday 20th May 2002 ( 23 years ago )
FOLKSTON - Rain over the weekend provided firefighters a break from battling Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge fires, but fire information specialist Gil Knight says, ``We're just looking at this as a lull in the action.'' <br>
<br>
Hot weather was expected to return to the area Monday. <br>
<br>
Knight says about 95,000 acres of the refuge was buring Sunday. He says rainfall amounts of up to six inches in the Fargo area were recorded over the weekend.
http://accesswdun.com/article/2002/5/194462
© Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission.