No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lima Fire last appeared in an official report on August 26, at 55 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 →

Lima Fire

Wakulla County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
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Size
55 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Lima Fire and other nearby fires

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Lima Fire summary

The Lima Fire is a wildfire near Wakulla County, Florida. It has burned about 55 acres (about 42 football fields). It was first reported about 3 weeks ago.

Size
55 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 16, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 10:00 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.

Today

94°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 63% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Tonight

75°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 mph · 61% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Friday

90°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph ESE · 80% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Friday Night

75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 mph · 45% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday

93°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 mph · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 10:02 a.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.

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