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Office of
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Office of
Multi-Agency Coordination Center
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey , FL 34654
Office 727-847-8137
Fax 727-847-8004
Resident Information Center
727-847-8959
Email
oem@pascocountyfl.net
For Additional Information Call
New Port Richey.....727-847-8137
Land O'Lakes..........813-996-7341
Dade City..............352-521-5137
TDD.....................727-847-8949 or call
Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey , FL 34654
Office 727-847-8137
Fax 727-847-8004
Resident Information Center
727-847-8959
oem@pascocountyfl.net
For Additional Information Call
New Port Richey.....727-847-8137
Land O'Lakes..........813-996-7341
Dade City..............352-521-5137
TDD.....................727-847-8949 or call
Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771
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Wildfires often begin unnoticed as brushfires.
They spread quickly igniting brush, trees, and
homes. Every year, thousands of acres of wild
land and many homes are destroyed by fires
that can erupt at any time of the year from a
variety of causes including arson, lightning,
and debris burning.
Adding to the fire hazard is the growing
number of people living in new communities
built in areas that were once wild land. Pasco
County has approximately one-third of its
acreage as undeveloped, forested or
pastureland. As more development occurs
adjacent to these areas, the County becomes
susceptible to wildfire at the wildland/urban
interface area.
The predominance of forested acreage,
current patterns of development, and historical
weather conditions indicate that the probability
of occurrence is high. The threat of fires cannot
be eliminated but public education and the use
of prescribed burns can be used to better
manage this hazard. The probability exists for
at least five wild land fires in Pasco County per
year.
They spread quickly igniting brush, trees, and
homes. Every year, thousands of acres of wild
land and many homes are destroyed by fires
that can erupt at any time of the year from a
variety of causes including arson, lightning,
and debris burning.
Adding to the fire hazard is the growing
number of people living in new communities
built in areas that were once wild land. Pasco
County has approximately one-third of its
acreage as undeveloped, forested or
pastureland. As more development occurs
adjacent to these areas, the County becomes
susceptible to wildfire at the wildland/urban
interface area.
The predominance of forested acreage,
current patterns of development, and historical
weather conditions indicate that the probability
of occurrence is high. The threat of fires cannot
be eliminated but public education and the use
of prescribed burns can be used to better
manage this hazard. The probability exists for
at least five wild land fires in Pasco County per
year.
Wildfires & Brushfires
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