Liberty County, Florida · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1,760 acres
Jul 30, 3:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Jul 30, 3:00 PM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
9
Jul 30, 3:00 PM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$1.4M
Jul 30, 3:00 PM
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— |
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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 4 months ago. About 9 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 30th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.
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
93°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph WSW · 76% chance of rain
Tonight
75°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 83% chance of rain
Friday
91°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 69% chance of rain
Friday Night
74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 55% chance of rain
Saturday
86°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 96% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 30th at 3:08 p.m. CDT.
About 9 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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