The U.S. Fish and Wildlife employees were alerted to a wildfire on refuge property Tuesday afternoon and quickly swung into action. The fire is now 90% contained, and they are continuing to monitor it.
- Fire crews with the refuge and Florida Forest Service have been on the scene of this fire since Tuesday afternoon.
- There is no known cause or start time for the fire.
- Watch the video below to learn more about this fire and how the refuge is handling the situation.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Crews are monitoring what’s left of a wildfire here in Wakulla County. How the fire started and when it started are unknown, but public safety was their first priority when trying to stop it.
This fire burned around 144 acres of national refuge land about a half a mile from Lighthouse Road along Highway 98 in Wakulla County. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service was made aware of this fire around 3 pm Tuesday afternoon and had it mostly contained by 10 p.m…