Shell Fire

Lake County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 22, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	2,822 acres Sep 2, 1:00 AM	—
Containment	—	100% Sep 2, 1:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	6 Sep 2, 1:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$360,000 Sep 2, 1:00 AM	—

Shell Fire summary

The Shell Fire is a wildfire near Lake County, Florida. It has burned about 2,822 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 2,822 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: May 22, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

90°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 45% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph ESE · 42% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

92°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph ENE · 59% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Thursday Night

75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph ENE · 45% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday

91°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 10 mph ENE · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 12:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $360,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Shell Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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