Wildfire fight continues in Lafayette County swampland

Danny Federico editor@riverbendnews.org A wildfire that began as a 100-acre blaze in southern Lafayette County has since grown into a 2,200-acre firefighting operation deep within the Rawhide Sog and Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management area. The South Canal Fire was first reported by the Florida Forest Service (FFS) on Monday, May 4, at approximately 100 acres. By the following day, the blaze had expanded to 350 acres, then reached 500 acres that same day. In a Facebook post made on Wednesday, May 6, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office reported the fire had grown to 1,200 acres, with smoke and ash plumes traveling northeast toward U.S. 27 and County Road 420. At the time, more than