Fire at 250 acres, not contained

                   
floridatoday.com: Smoke billows behind a home on Long Leaf Road in Cocoa. floridatoday.com
floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008            

BY MICHELLE SPITZER, REBECCA BASU • FLORIDA TODAY • May 11, 2008 9:30 p.m.: Fire estimated to affect 250 acres The brush fires are now estimated at 250 acres in the area of Cox Road, Friday Road, State Road 524 and Satellite Boulevard. Fire departments assisting in the... [read full story]                    

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Brush Fires Force Hundreds to Flee Homes in Fla., Close I-95

foxnews.com     May 12, 2008          

Brush fires forced residents to flee more than 500 homes in central Florida on Sunday and closed a major interstate, authorities said. ... A fire in Volusia County has burned approximately 1,900 acres and caused road closures and home evacuations, state Division of...                    

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Fires slow down in Malabar

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY J.D. GALLOP, KEYONNA SUMMERS and SUSANNE CERVENKA • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 1:27 a.m.: Calmer in Malabar Brevard County Fire-Rescue District Chief Bob Furci says things have calmed down east of U.S. 1 in Malabar with only occasional flare-ups. 12:28 a.m.:...                    

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Brush fires force Floridians to flee

denverpost.com     May 12, 2008          

Brush fires forced residents to flee more than 500 homes in central Florida on Sunday and closed a major interstate, authorities said. ... A fire in Volusia County has burned between 500 and 600 acres and caused road closures and home evacuations, state Division of...                    

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Malabar wildfires at 2,100 acres

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY J.D. GALLOP, KEYONNA SUMMERS and SUSANNE CERVENKA • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 2:35 a.m.: Malabar blaze estimated at 2,100 acres Fire officials increased their estimate of the area of the wildfires in Malabar to 2,100 acres. 12:28 a.m.: Officials urge residents to...                    

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Malabar firefighters work house-to-house

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY J.D. GALLOP, KEYONNA SUMMERS and SUSANNE CERVENKA • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 4:05 a.m.: Conditions unchanged Brevard County Fire Rescue district Chief Bob Furci said fire crews are continuing to battle fires on a house-to-house basis. _ Conditions otherwise have...                    

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Firefighters in wait-and-see mode

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY MICHELLE SPITZER, REBECCA BASU and JIM WAYMER • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 5:24 a.m.: Firefighters on alert Firefighters are taking wait-and-see approach as they anticipate what morning wind gusts from 18 mph to 30 mph will do to the Cocoa fires. 9:30 p.m.: Fire...                    

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Brush fires torch central Florida

baynews9.com     May 12, 2008          

As brushfires burn near Interstate 95 in Brevard County, other fires are burning in other parts of east-central Florida, including Daytona Beach.Brushfires Track Florida's brushfires ... A 1,900-acre fire has closed a large stretch of Interstate 95 in Brevard County. At...                    

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Fire crews fight flareups; Harris closes facility

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY J.D. GALLOP, KEYONNA SUMMERS, SUSANNE CERVENKA and MEGAN DOWNS • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 6:20 a.m.: Harris closes location The Harris Corp. facility on Jordan Boulevard in Malabar has been closed for the day. 6:10 a.m.: Flareups continue Firefighters continued to...                    

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Crews fight flareups; Harris closes facility

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY J.D. GALLOP, KEYONNA SUMMERS, SUSANNE CERVENKA and MEGAN DOWNS • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 6:20 a.m.: Harris closes location The Harris Corp. facility on Jordan Boulevard in Malabar has been closed for the day. 6:10 a.m.: Flareups continue Firefighters continued to...                    

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Many fires contained; watch for flareups

floridatoday.com     May 12, 2008          

BY J.D. GALLOP, KEYONNA SUMMERS, SUSANNE CERVENKA and MEGAN DOWNS • FLORIDA TODAY • May 12, 2008 7:15 a.m.: New flareup A flareup has been reported at the intersection of San Fillipo Drive and Fears Road. 5:17 a.m.: Structure fire in Malabar The Florida Highway Patrol...                    

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