AS THE FIRE WAS GETTING CLOSER TO THE HOMES, FIREFIGHTERS CUT THROUGH THE BRUSH TO GET IT OUT. I LOOK OVER AND THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE, ALREADY HOSING IT OUT. THE CITY OF MELBOURNE ...

A 25-acre brush fire in the City of Melbourne has shut down John Rodes Boulevard in both directions near Enterprise Court. The fire, dubbed the "Digital Fire," is 90% contained, and crews are ...

(Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Fla. – A brush fire broke out Wednesday in Melbourne, creating lots of smoke in the area. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. in the area of John ...

A brush fire ignited near I-95 in Melbourne, Florida, prompting road closures. Melbourne police closed John Rodes Boulevard while fire crews worked to contain the blaze. The cause of the fire ...

“We don’t know how they were started,” said Cheryl Mall, spokeswoman for the Melbourne Fire Department. J.D. Gallop is a criminal justice/breaking news reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact ...