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Firefighters Battling 500 Acre Brush Fire At Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

By  //  March 19, 2017

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management

The Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management Division reports that firefighters are working a 500-plus acre wildfire at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday night. (USFWS image)

BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – The Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management Division reports that firefighters are working a 500-plus acre wildfire at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday night.

Part of State Road 3 is closed, according to the Brevard County Emergency Management Office.

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