Alafia River Lightning Fire
The Alafia River Lightning Fire was reported on May 9, 2025 in Hillsborough County, Florida and burned 850 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 850 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.755, -82.122.
The incident
- Size
- 850 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16002 South County Road 39, Hillsborough 10 MILES ENE OF WIMAUMA
- County
- Hillsborough
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLFLS-1400317
- IRWIN identifier
- 4D8CAE0D-F2D8-44D2-BDEF-A20A179F51DF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boyette, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLFLS-1400317.