JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The dry weather and warm temperatures across Northeast Florida mean there is an increased risk of wildfires.
The Florida Forest Service reports 21 active wildfires in Northeast Florida, burning 105 acres.
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An active wildfire is a fire that is both actively burning and uncontained, or it may be contained by fire lines but still hot and smoking or smoldering, even though there are no active flames.
Fires are listed as active until they are completely out and cold with no smoking or smoldering. Until a fire is called out, it is carefully monitored by firefighters.
Officials remind drivers to be careful in these areas, because smoke can reduce visibility.
Current Active Wildfires in Northeast Florida
| Start Date | County | Fire Name | Location | Acres | Fire Cause | Containment | Comments |
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| 7/11/16 | Baker | Buck Starling Rd | 1400 block S 6 th Street | 0.1 | Incendiary | 100% | Still smoking on interior – continue to monitor |
| 7/13/16 | Baker | Cow Pen Road 2 | East of Cow Pen Road and north of King Ruise | 5 | Incendiary | 100% | Monitoring |
| 7/10/16 | Duval | New Berlin | 9000 block of new Berlin Road | 2.5 | Lightning | 100% | Still smoking, lines secure- continue to monitor |
| 7/10/16 | Duval | Sand Mound | Hodges and JTB | 4 | Lightning | 100% | Multiple hot spots remain, all lines secure- continue to monitor |
| 7/11/16 | Duval | Buccaneer Trail | 14000 block of Buccaneer Trail, N side of Big Talbot Island | 15 | Lightning | 100% | Still smoking, lines are secure – Florida Parks Service is mopping up and monitoring |
| 7/11/16 | Duval | Cambet | 295 and Heckscher Dr near Blasius Road | 0.5 | Lightning | 100% | Lines secure, still tires burning and duff is smoking, received heavy rainfall – continue to monitor |
| 7/13/16 | Duval | Cedar Point 2 | ¼ mile south of Cedar Point Road and ¼ mile east of Darcy Drive | 13.4 | Lightning | 100% | Duff smoking on interior, lines are secure, heavy smoke in the area- mopping up today |
| 7/11/16 | Clay | Knowles Road | US 17 and Leno Road | 10 | Lightning | 85% | Still smoking- continue to monitor |
| 7/12/16 | Clay | Weather Station | ¼ mile north of Camp Blanding border | 5 | Lightning | 100% | Logs smoking on interior, received some rain- continue to monitor |
| 7/12/16 | Clay | 17 South | 6000 block of Hwy 17 between Lovers Lane and Country Lane | 0.5 | Lightning | 100% | Continue to monitor |
| 7/13/16 | Clay | Sweet Moody | Springbank and Sweet Moody Road | 10 | Lightning | 100% | Contained at 5:14 pm yesterday- monitoring |
| 7/11/16 | Nassau | Brusso Franklin North | Bay Rd between Conner Nelson and Brusso Franklin | 1 | Lightning | 100% | One smoke observed, worked with hand tools- continue to monitor
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| 7/11/16 | Nassau | Brusso Franklin South | Bay Rd between Conner Nelson and Brusso Franklyn | 3 | Lightning | 100% | Multiple hot spots, worked with hand tools, put 300 gal water- continue to monitor |
| 7/12/16 | Putnam | Dolphin | 213 Dolphin Drive | 0.1 | Lightning | 100% | Put 200 gal water- continue to monitor |
| 7/12/16 | Putnam | Hope | 293 Stokes Landing Road | 0.3 | Lightning | 100% | Put 200 gal water – continue to monitor |
| 7/13/16 | Putnam | Starlake | 1 mile east of SR200 and 5 ¼ miles south of SE Hawthorn Road | 7 | Lightning | 100% | Contained at 8:12 pm |
| 7/13/16 | Putnam | Fill Road | Still Road and Loop Road west of Crescent City | 5 | Undetermined | 100% | Contained at 11:02 pm |
| 7/7/16 | St Johns | Concrete Bridge | Off Smith Grade, 1 miles east of US 1 | 5 | Lightning | 100% | Mopped up yesterday- continue to monitor |
| 7/10/16 | St Johns | 20 Mile | 1 ½ mile west of CR 210A and 4 miles south of JTB | 6 | Lightning | 100% | Fire is contained, no visible smoke- continue to monitor |
| 7/10/16 | St Johns | Smith Grade | 1 mile south of Smith Grade and 1 mile east of US 1 | 1.7 | Lightning | 100% | Still smoking- continue to monitor |
| 7/10/16 | St Johns | Food Plot | 1 ½ mile west of CR210A and 4 ½ miles south of JTB | 10 | Lightning | 100% | Put 500 gal water, still contained- continue to monitor |
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21 fires |
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