Mudhole Fire

No longer in current feed

Polk County, Florida · Discovered August 22, 2026

16 acres
Size
100%
Contained
No growth
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: Florida Forest Service · Last upstream update 79 days ago · Official incident page

Current situation

Mudhole Fire

Inactive
Air quality · Good
AQI 48

The Mudhole Fire fire has burned 16 acres in Polk County, Florida. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 48).

Mudhole Fire size over time

2 official size readings

Holding at 16 acres across these reports.

Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.

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Growth & containment history

Raw growth & containment readings
RecordedSizeContained
8/23/2026, 4:17:37 PM16 acres100%
8/23/2026, 12:15:32 PM16 acres90%

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About this data

Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.