MULTIPLE WILDFIRES AROUND BAY COUNTY FLORIDA
Payne Institute Earth Observation Group student worker Elijah Mt. Castle writes about how multiple fires have been burning in Bay County Florida over the weekend. The Adkins Avenue fire started Friday in Bay County and is 35% contained having burned 841 acres. The Bertha Swamp Fire started on Friday in the neighboring Gulf County and crossed into Bay County Saturday, it is only 10% contained with a burn area of 9,000 acres. March 6, 2022.