A structure fire in rural north Santa Rosa County is now under investigation. At 8:40 p.m. Sunday, March 23, Munson Volunteer Fire and Rescue District were dispatched to a house off New Homestead Road in the McClellan community. When first responders arrived, the found the residence “fully engulfed.”

Join the Florida Division of Emergency Management for a virtual informative session on Tuesday, March 25 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Central Time) or 4 – 5 p.m. (Central Time) on the Elevate Florida program, a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking statewide residential mitigation program. Led by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), this program is designed to protect homes and communities by reducing damage caused by natural disasters like hurricanes and floods.

On March 19, a 200-acre wildfire broke north of Chumuckla in Santa Rosa County. The cause of the fire remains unknown.