County-enacted burn bans cover most of Florida as drought conditions spread. Burn bans are typically issued when conditions increase the risk for wildfires, and 2026 has been a "very active wildfire ...

HILLIARD, Fla. — Wildland firefighters are still working to fully contain a wildfire burning in Nassau County, as dry conditions continue to elevate the risk of flare-ups. The Florida Forest Service ...

You may have seen the massive smoke cloud in the area of Del Prado Blvd and Kismet Parkway. Here's what the Florida Forest Service says happened.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Much of North Central Florida is under extreme drought. Dry conditions can fuel wildfires, prompting counties, like Alachua, to issue burn bans. The fire chief for Alachua ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – Florida is experiencing an unusual surge in winter wildfires due to severe drought conditions and the absence of tropical storms in the previous season, according to state ...

Camron Greenlund, of the Florida Forest Service, said the two wildfires in the Tiger Bay State Forest were 100% contained.

The fire was less than 1,000 square feet, Florida Forest Service officials said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It takes a magnitude of different tools to fight the flames of a wildfire. It is all hands on deck when one breaks out in Central Florida. “The Daytona Beach Fire Department has ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 9:15 p.m. Update: Residents of the Mosaic neighborhood in Daytona Beach were permitted to return home Monday night following the Bennet Field fire. The Daytona Beach Fire ...

Press release from the UF Schools of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences BY SUZETTE COOK GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s a topic that University of Florida Forest Entomology Professor Jiri Hulcr, Ph.D.