A prescribed burn began Saturday at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management and Brevard County Emergency Management.

A prescribed burn in Flagler County may affect travel on Interstate 95 in Palm Coast, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Smoke from a prescribed burn has prompted the closure of a roadway in Brevard and Osceola counties, the Florida Highway Patrol says.

The Econ River Wilderness Area is closed for the next two weeks while the Seminole County Natural Lands program prepares the park for prescribed burns.