Baker County, Florida · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
409 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
|
— |
| Containment |
90% Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+10 percent
was 90% · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
+10 percent
in 4 days
|
| Crew size |
5 Aug 6, 5:00 PM
|
1
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−4
was 5 · Aug 6, 5:00 PM
|
−4
in 11 days
|
| Money spent |
$2.2M Aug 6, 5:00 PM
|
$2.6M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$400,000
was $2.2M · Aug 6, 5:00 PM
|
+$400,000
in 11 days
|
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The Mailbox Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Florida. It has burned about 409 acres (about 310 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 9:00 a.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.
Today
96°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 9 mph W · 27% chance of rain
Tonight
76°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 8 mph W · 32% chance of rain
Tuesday
96°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 62% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
76°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 10 mph SW · 62% chance of rain
Wednesday
98°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph W · 24% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:02 a.m. CDT.
About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $3 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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