Adam Putnam Anticipates Another Busy Wildfire Season

During a reception for firefighters on the 22nd floor of the Capitol on Monday, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said a number of fires -- some controlled burns -- were on the horizon.

Putnam told Gov. Rick Scott and other members of the state Cabinet on Tuesday that dry conditions again have placed the state in line for an active wildfire season.

All indications are that it will be yet another busy fire season for all our state resources managers and firefighters, Putnam said.

The peak of the wildfire season typically goes from March through May, with hot, dry conditions increasing the spread of flames often caused by lightning, cigarettes, camp fires and hot cars.

At one point last June, nearly 400 fires simultaneously occurred in Florida, covering 115,000 acres.