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 ...

Storms, extreme heat, and wildfire risks are disrupting record-breaking Fourth of July travel, causing flight delays, road ...

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 ...

A teen was hospitalized after lightning struck her and her family at a Florida beach on the Fourth of July. Officials with St ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"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, ...

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 ...

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.