Firefighters responded to a commercial fire at the Waffle House near the Brooks Bridge in downtown Fort Walton Beach on Thursday night, August 8, 2024.
- The Fort Walton Beach Fire Department dispatched multiple units to 263 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE after receiving reports of a fire at the restaurant. Engine 4 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working structure fire.
According to a statement from the fire department, crews “quickly extinguished a large fire that started in the kitchen area.” Truck 6 was deployed to the roof to vent and extinguish fire that had extended to that area.
The units responding to the incident included Engine 6, Truck 6, Battalion Chief 6, Engine 4, and Engine 3.
This Waffle House location is one of the few remaining in the Fort Walton Beach area. Two other Waffle House restaurants previously located on Highway 98 (Miracle Strip Parkway) have since closed.
- One near Liza Jackson Park is now occupied by Lost Pizza Co., while another on Okaloosa Island was demolished as part of the new Brooks Bridge construction.
Currently, there are two other Waffle House locations in the vicinity: one on Racetrack Road and another in Shalimar.
