Wildfires near Gainesville, Florida, United States

3 Active Fires 188 acres
12 2026 Season Fires ▲ +31 (+3100%) vs same period last year
1,040 2026 Season Acres ▲ +109,630 (+2183%) vs same period last year

Newest Gainesville wildfires

Apr 19 Started 129 acres 99 football fields Gun Range Fire
Apr 14 Started 3 acres 2 football fields Griffis Fire
Apr 12 Started 56 acres 43 football fields Sand Drain Fire
Mar 23 Started 366 acres 282 football fields Hancock Fire
Mar 8 Started 1 acres 1 football fields Daytona Fire
Mar 7 Started 1 acres 1 football fields Ft. Gates Fire

Largest Gainesville wildfires this season

478 Acres 57% the size of Central Park 368 football fields Bills Branch Fire Welaka
366 Acres 282 football fields Hancock Fire Macclenny
129 Acres 99 football fields Gun Range Fire Watertown
56 Acres 43 football fields Sand Drain Fire Macclenny
3 Acres 2 football fields Griffis Fire Watertown
3 Acres 2 football fields Lake Mary 2 Fire Lady Lake

Search Fires

🔥 Gun Range Fire Active 2026
Started: Apr 19 129 acre 60% contained
Watertown, Florida, United States
🔥 Griffis Fire Active 2026
Started: Apr 14 3 acre 100% contained
Watertown, Florida, United States
🔥 Sand Drain Fire Active 2026
Started: Apr 12 56 acre 85% contained
Macclenny, Florida, United States
🔥 Hancock Fire 2026
Started: Mar 23 366 acre
Macclenny, Florida, United States
🔥 Daytona Fire 2026
Started: Mar 8 1 acre
Silver Springs Shores, Florida, United States
🔥 Ft. Gates Fire 2026
Started: Mar 7 1 acre
Welaka, Florida, United States
🔥 Buckskin Fire 2026
Started: Feb 16 0 acre
Welaka, Florida, United States
🔥 Bills Branch Fire 2026
Started: Feb 14 478 acre 100% contained
Welaka, Florida, United States
🔥 Lynne Fire 2026
Started: Feb 10 1 acre
Silver Springs, Florida, United States
🔥 Mill Dam Fire 2026
Started: Feb 8 0 acre
Silver Springs Shores, Florida, United States
🔥 Lake Mary 2 Fire 2026
Started: Feb 1 3 acre
Lady Lake, Florida, United States
🔥 Sellers Lake Fire 2026
Started: Jan 31 2 acre
Astor, Florida, United States


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