DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: It's not the floods but fires that are causing problems in north and central Florida. More than a dozen new wildfires flared up in the drought-stricken region yesterday. Blazes forced dozens of people from their homes in Waldo, northeast of Gainesville. Beverly Brooks from our affiliate WAWS has details.</s>BEVERLY BROOKS, WAWS REPORTER (voice-over): Flames scorched hundreds of acres throughout rural Waldo. The fire was so intense firefighters scrambled to get away from it. One forest ranger ran for safety when flames rolled over her tractor.</s>SARAH CULHANA, FOREST RANGER: I had a tractor in front of me, a tractor behind me. And I was just lucky enough that the tractor behind me wasn't in a closed cab. And I just jumped in with him and we escaped that way.</s>BROOKS: As smoke and flames filled the woods, dozens of people were evacuated to shelters. Flames crept dangerously close to their homes.</s>JANET DREW, EVACUEE: It's very scary, yes. And it's just the three kids -- or the two kids and myself. So we just loaded up the car and we just took off.</s>BROOKS: And this isn't the first time people living here have been surrounded by wildfires. Janet Drew has had her car packed and ready to go all week.</s>DREW: There's pictures, there's clothes, there's toys, there's suitcases, there's, you know -- and just, you name it, it's all in here.</s>BROOKS: Firefighters are still mopping up, on standby, prepared for more of the same all week.</s>KAGAN: Again, that was Beverly Brooks from our affiliate WAWS.
New Wildfires Force Dozens to Evacuate Homes in Florida