Sand Mine (53) Fire

No longer in current feed

Polk County, Florida · Discovered July 9, 2026

185 acres
Size
100%
Contained
No growth
24h growth
1
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 85 days ago

Current situation

Sand Mine (53) Fire

Inactive
Air quality · Good
AQI 37

The Sand Mine (53) Fire fire has burned 185 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 37). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.

Sand Mine (53) Fire size over time

2 official size readings

Holding at 185 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
8/17/2026, 6:31:58 PM185 acres100%
8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM185 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.