Current wildfires and smoke as of January 30, 2025. The biggest wildfire in Florida’s history occurred in 1998. Over 500,000 acres burned, and 47 states sent aid to help fight the fires. The 1998 ...

There were 50 wildfires reported in Florida March 26. The 344 Fire in Miami-Dade County is now 85% contained after burning almost 27,000 acres. Card Sound Road, one of only 2 roads leading to the ...

"Florida is known for its prescribed fire, but we can still continue to do more to help reduce that wildfire risk," Donovan said. We just went through a very wet weekend, ...

Florida’s peak wildfire impacts usually occur from April through June. However, since January, more than 1,000 wildfires in the Sunshine State have burned 51,000 acres.

More than 1,300 wildfires have been reported in Florida so far this year, which have burned more than 57,000 acres of state and federal land, according to the Florida Forest Service website.

Drought conditions worsen, especially in Florida's peninsula. Some rain may come to Northeast Florida today, but it comes with risk of gusty winds and lightning. As of April 23, there were 89 ...

Firefighters on Wednesday welcomed much-needed rain as a wildfire burning in the Florida Panhandle is threatening areas that were battered by Hurricane Michael in 2018, officials said.

Florida Forest Service. The Florida Forest Service's map listed several wildfires as currently active across Florida, including: A 14,000-acre fire in Miami-Dade County, which was 20 percent ...

Thursday, April 3, there were 44 wildfires in the state, up from 38 the day before. The driest conditions continue to stretch across South and Southwest Florida. The number of wildfires burning in ...

Wildfire risk is year-round in Florida, but it peaks during the dry season from late October through April. Six counties in central and southwest Florida are under local burn bans as of March 27, ...

A 335-acre fire was raging in Escambia County, Mr. Zwierzchowski said. South Florida and some of Central Florida were under a fire weather watch on Thursday.