1.   As helicopters, air tankers, firefighters and equipment were shunted from fire to fire, officials were worried that new blazes could cause severe problems.

2.   Airplanes are dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant, and helicopters drop water wherever new blazes begin.

3.   But even as Central Florida relaxed, state officials shifted their gaze north, where a new blaze ignited in a bone-dry stretch of the Panhandle.

4.   Even as Hyde was trying to stamp out some of the political fires surrounding Gingrich, the chairman appeared to ignite two new blazes himself.

5.   It formed a superheated tornado that sucked flames hundreds of feet high, then spit them back out, spewing embers that sparked new blazes.

6.   Just hours after Bush announced his arson crackdown, foresters said someone sparked a new blaze near the northeast corner of the Everglades fire.

7.   Officials outlawed the sale of all fireworks during the crisis, and towns across the state canceled their displays out of fear of sparking new blazes.

8.   Widespread closures, officials say, would cut down on new blazes.

9.   And with several weeks remaining in the fire season, there is a risk new blazes will erupt or the ongoing fires will flare up.

10.   But they also fear lightning strikes might spark new blazes.