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Fires Near Jacksonville, FLUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Jacksonville: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

11
Fires within 100 mi
39 mi
Nearest fire
8
Weather alerts
56
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Jacksonville, FL

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 22 active fires within 300 miles of Jacksonville, FL, including 11 within 100 miles. None are inside Jacksonville city limits. The most significant is the South Canal- Lafayette (34) fire, 96 miles away at 2,265 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 8 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 56).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 2 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 19 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • The nearest fire is 39 miles away.

House pin: Jacksonville, FL. Bold outline: Jacksonville city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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no fires
≤ 50 mi
5
1,768 acres
≤ 100 mi
11
5,222 acres
≤ 200 mi
17
8,774 acres
≤ 300 mi
22
18K acres
8 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:54PM EDT until August 12 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

North Walton; Central Walton; Holmes; South Walton; Grady; Thomas; Brooks; Lowndes

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:54PM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inla…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:54PM EDT until August 12 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inla…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:44PM EDT until August 12 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; East…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:44PM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; East…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 11, 11:00 PM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 2:32AM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

Sumter; Pinellas; Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Inland Levy; Inland …

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 11, 11:00 PM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 2:05AM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL

Glades; Hendry; Inland Palm Beach County; Metro Palm Beach County; Coastal Collier County; Inland Collier County; Inland Broward County; Metro Broward County; I…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:13AM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coa…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

2% of an average year
Burned so far in 202610 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)422 acres

So far in 2026, 10 acres have burned within 25 miles of Jacksonville, 2% of the 422 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Jacksonville, FL

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Jacksonville

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Honey Prairie
2011
309,200 acres · 50 mi away
West Mims
2017
152,515 acres · 43 mi away
Blackjack Bay Complex
2002
124,104 acres · 45 mi away
Sweat Farm Road
2007
68,361 acres · 78 mi away
Sweat Farm Again
2011
20,934 acres · 79 mi away
Hickory Island
1999
14,128 acres · 39 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Florida

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