Brush Fire In Grant-Valkaria Near Toby Avenue

January 22, 2017 Andy Hodges Sebastian, Florida Community News
Brush fire in Grant.
Brush fire in Grant. (Photo: Allison Voltaire)

GRANT-VALKARIA – The Brevard County Fire Rescue has responded to a brush fire in the area of Toby Avenue and Valkaria Road in Grant.

“Units from BCFR, Palm Bay, Malabar and Florida Forest Service are on scene,” The Brevard County Fire Rescue said in a statement.

Residents are concerned as winds are gusting up to 20 mph. The area is very dry.

“Soooo thankful for these real life superheroes,” Allison Voltaire wrote on Facebook.

Two firefighters told Sebastian Daily that the brush fire is still burning, but all under control at this point in time.

This story is developing. Check back for more updates.

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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Jupiter, Florida. He has been a radio and TV personality since the mid-1980s. He has worked for WFLX-TV (Fox 29), WIRK, WLIZ, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and others. In 1994, Andy took a break from broadcasting and was a software and systems engineer for various companies. In 2002, he permanently moved back to Sebastian, where Andy's family has lived for over 45 years. He returned to the broadcasting sector in 2005. Andy joined Sebastian Daily as our editor-in-chief in 2016.