No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mill Pond Fire last appeared in an official report on July 30, at 1,760 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mill Pond Fire

Liberty County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (17 days ago)
First reported about 5 months ago
Metric Now
Size
1,760 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment
100%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Crew size
9
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Money spent
$1.4M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM

Mill Pond Fire and other nearby fires

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Mill Pond Fire summary

The Mill Pond Fire is a wildfire near Liberty County, Florida. It has burned about 1,760 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 months ago. About 9 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
1,760 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 19, 2026 (first reported about 5 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 2:01 p.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

96°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 mph · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

77°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 mph · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday

98°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 mph · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Friday Night

77°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 mph · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday

97°F · Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 mph · 64% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 2:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 9 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.

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