How to stay safe as Palm Beach County experiences extreme drought
WPTV News - FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast
[{'start': '0.560', 'end': '5.120', 'text': 'You see all this dry and brittle grass?'}, {'start': '3.120', 'end': '6.720', 'text': "We're seeing more and more of it across"}, {'start': '5.120', 'end': '8.800', 'text': 'the state as we experience a drought'}, {'start': '6.720', 'end': '10.320', 'text': "that we haven't seen in years. Seeking"}, {'start': '8.800', 'end': '12.559', 'text': 'solutions, I reached out to the experts'}, {'start': '10.320', 'end': '14.320', 'text': 'to find out how you can protect yourself'}, {'start': '12.559', 'end': '16.560', 'text': 'and your property from the dangers that'}, {'start': '14.320', 'end': '18.320', 'text': 'these conditions can bring. Martin'}, {'start': '16.560', 'end': '20.560', 'text': 'County Fire Rescue sent us this picture'}, {'start': '18.320', 'end': '23.359', 'text': 'of a brush fire that they battled today'}, {'start': '20.560', 'end': '24.880', 'text': 'and contained to 61 acres. No idea what'}, {'start': '23.359', 'end': '26.480', 'text': 'the cause is going to be or anything'}, {'start': '24.880', 'end': '28.640', 'text': "like that. It's just one of many fires"}, {'start': '26.480', 'end': '30.720', 'text': 'crews are battling today. The culprit,'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.200', 'text': "extreme drought. There's too many just"}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '34.719', 'text': 'popped off just today alone with the'}, {'start': '33.200', 'end': '36.480', 'text': "little fires that we're dealing with. So"}, {'start': '34.719', 'end': '38.239', 'text': "yes, it's across the all of South"}, {'start': '36.480', 'end': '40.320', 'text': "Florida right now. We're just one spark"}, {'start': '38.239', 'end': '42.079', 'text': 'away from having another wildfire. Rubic'}, {'start': '40.320', 'end': '44.320', 'text': 'says unless we get a substantial rain'}, {'start': '42.079', 'end': '46.160', 'text': 'soon, he worries the conditions will get'}, {'start': '44.320', 'end': '48.239', 'text': "worse. We're getting into that historic"}, {'start': '46.160', 'end': '50.320', 'text': 'range now. If we look county by county'}, {'start': '48.239', 'end': '52.239', 'text': 'with data provided by Noah, we can see'}, {'start': '50.320', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'just how many people in our area are'}, {'start': '52.239', 'end': '56.879', 'text': 'affected by this drought. Three counties'}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '59.680', 'text': 'stand out. 146,000 in Martin County,'}, {'start': '56.879', 'end': '63.120', 'text': 'just under 142,000 in St. Lucy County'}, {'start': '59.680', 'end': '65.040', 'text': 'and a whopping 1.3 million people'}, {'start': '63.120', 'end': '66.720', 'text': 'affected by drought in Palm Beach'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '68.720', 'text': 'County. First Alert meteorologist Chris'}, {'start': '66.720', 'end': '70.640', 'text': 'Sour says thankfully we can expect some'}, {'start': '68.720', 'end': '72.320', 'text': 'rain on the way but not as much as we'}, {'start': '70.640', 'end': '74.080', 'text': 'need to get us out of danger. We do have'}, {'start': '72.320', 'end': '75.520', 'text': 'downpours on the way and thunderstorms.'}, {'start': '74.080', 'end': '76.960', 'text': "So, you know, some of it's going to seep"}, {'start': '75.520', 'end': '78.880', 'text': "in, some of it's going to run off, but"}, {'start': '76.960', 'end': '81.280', 'text': "that's why I made the point. You need"}, {'start': '78.880', 'end': '83.280', 'text': 'multiple events like this to put a dent'}, {'start': '81.280', 'end': '85.119', 'text': 'in this drought. Sour says now is not'}, {'start': '83.280', 'end': '86.720', 'text': 'the time to burn trash, have a bonfire,'}, {'start': '85.119', 'end': '88.560', 'text': 'or do anything that could produce a'}, {'start': '86.720', 'end': '90.560', 'text': 'spark. He says something as simple as a'}, {'start': '88.560', 'end': '92.960', 'text': 'lawn mower striking a rock could fan a'}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '93.920', 'text': 'flame into a ferocious forest fire. You'}, {'start': '92.960', 'end': '95.759', 'text': "know, look, you're going to get some"}, {'start': '93.920', 'end': '98.000', 'text': 'nice weather too this weekend. Enjoy'}, {'start': '95.759', 'end': '100.320', 'text': 'yourself, but just be smart about it.'}, {'start': '98.000', 'end': '101.520', 'text': 'You know, try not to burn anything.'}, {'start': '100.320', 'end': '105.200', 'text': "Reporting in West Palm Beach, I'm"}, {'start': '101.520', 'end': '105.200', 'text': 'Michael Hoffman. Back to you.'}]