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Estates fire rages into the evening, mandatory evacuations in some parts

Robert Dennis, 41, gives a thumbs-up to a Florida Division of Forestry helicopter as he monitors a brush fire from the roof of his home 16th Avenue Southeast in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff

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Robert Dennis, 41, gives a thumbs-up to a Florida Division of Forestry helicopter as he monitors a brush fire from the roof of his home 16th Avenue Southeast in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff

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  • A Florida Division of Forestry helicopter dumps buckets of water on the head of a fire threatening homes south of Golden Gate Boulevard in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • Robert Dennis, 41, puts a yard sprinkler on the of his home on 16th Avenue Southeast during a brush fire in his neighborhood of Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • Firefighters monitor the backyard of a home on 16th Avenue Southeast during a brush fire in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • Robert Dennis, 41, gives a thumbs-up to a Florida Division of Forestry helicopter as he monitors a brush fire from the roof of his home 16th Avenue Southeast in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • A Florida Division of Forestry helicopter dumps buckets of water on the head of a fire threatening homes south of Golden Gate Boulevard in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • Robert Dennis, 41, puts a yard sprinkler on the roof of his home on 16th Avenue Southeast during a brush fire in his neighborhood of Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • Firefighters extinguish a spot fire in the backyard of a home on 16th Avenue Southeast during a brush fire in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff
  • Golden Gate Estates resident Robert Dennis, 41, left, and his neighbor Jim Middendorf monitor a brush fire from the roof of Dennis' home 16th Avenue Southeast in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. David Albers/ Staff

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