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Southwest Florida
Drought conditions could last until August. How that impacts your home
Chad GillisFort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News
Updated May 14, 2026, 12:04 p.m. ET
This wildfire season is as dangerous as any this century, and forestry officials are on high alert.
Conditions are so dry that the drought may not subside until August, said Jesse Lavender, a mitigation specialist with the Florida Forestry's Caloosahatchee Service Center.