3 Am (53) Fire
The 3 Am (53) Fire was reported on August 31, 2025 in Polk County, Florida and burned 735 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 735 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.712, -81.844.
The incident
- Size
- 735 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 Miles SW from FORT MEADE, FL
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Fort Meade
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLFLS-251400484
- IRWIN identifier
- 82FD84C2-8959-45B3-9C97-6F32529B7B82
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Meade, FL covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLFLS-251400484.