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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Central Florida Wildfires Prompt Evacuations, Road Closures

insurancejournal.com     May 13, 2008          

Brush fires shut down roads in central Florida on May 11 and forced evacuations, authorities said. A portion of Interstate 95 in Brevard County was shut down because of heavy smoke from a blaze ne ... ar Malabar, the Orlando Sentinel reported on its Web site. In another...                

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Central Brevard fires contained

floridatoday.com     May 13, 2008          

Firefighters remain watchful in Cocoa area BY R. NORMAN MOODY • AND JIM WAYMER • May 13, 2008 COCOA -- Smoke lingered just above the ground and fire crackled in tree trunks still ablaze around noon Monday off State Road 524 as Aaron Scott sprayed hot spots with a garden...                

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Firefighters fight Mud Lake flare-up

floridatoday.com     May 13, 2008          

Firefighters on scene FLORIDA TODAY STAFF • May 13, 2008 3:34 p.m.: Flare-up at Mud Lake City of Cocoa Fire officials are reporting a flare-up in the area of Mud Lake, south of State Road 524 and just north of Cocoa Bay subdivision. While fires have burned some 3,500 acres and damaged or...                

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Evacuations under way off State Road 524

floridatoday.com     May 13, 2008          

Firefighters on scene FLORIDA TODAY STAFF • May 13, 2008 5:06 p.m.: Fires force evacuation of Cocoa hotels The Ramada Inn and the Super 8 are now being evacuated. Corby said this is a new fire that likely started because of embers that blew over from the blaze near Cox Road and State Road 524....                

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Wildfires Scorch Thousands of Acres

redorbit.com     May 13, 2008          

By Jennifer Lebovich, The Miami Herald May 13--Scattered brush fires from Central to South Florida forced road closures and evacuations throughout the state on Monday, prompting Gov. Charlie Crist to declare a state of emergency to facilitate firefighting efforts statewide.                

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More brush fires out of control on Florida's east coast

tampabays10.com     May 14, 2008          

Cocoa, Florida— Another massive brush fire is out of control in Brevard County. Emergency crews from across the state are rushing in to assist local agencies battle the blaze which is now forcing the evacuation of several mobile home parks in Cocoa. A shelter is set up for displaced residents at...                

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Cocoa fire chases 200 from homes

floridatoday.com     May 14, 2008          

Danger from rekindled blaze subsides by nightfall BY REBECCA BASU • FLORIDA TODAY • May 14, 2008 Firefighters fought a brush fire on Friday Road on Tuesday that forced temporary evacuations from homes and motels, shut down Interstate 95 and State Road 524 and burned 50 to 75 acres. About 200...                

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Fires Burn Over 10,000 Acres

cfnews13.com     May 14, 2008          

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