No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bear Bay Fire last appeared in an official report on July 31, at 6 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Bear Bay Fire

Baker County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 31, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
6 acres
Jul 31, 8:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Bear Bay Fire and other nearby fires

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Bear Bay Fire summary

The Bear Bay Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Florida. It has burned about 6 acres (about 5 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
6 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 7:01 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.

Tonight

73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 6 mph SW · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

91°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 1 to 8 mph SW · 70% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Saturday Night

71°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday

88°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 86% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Sunday Night

70°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 9 mph S · 86% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 7:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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