Altoona Fire
The Altoona Fire was reported on February 6, 2025 in Lake County, Florida and burned 474 acres. It was declared out on April 11, 2025.
- Size
- 474 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 6, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped February 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM EST, 474 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 28.982, -81.594.
The incident
- Size
- 474 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM EST
- Contained
- February 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM EST
- Controlled
- April 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 mile Ne of Altoona
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Altoona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLFNF-000340
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B9557CA-4C4C-4C14-A1F5-A875137204BC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from February 10, 2025 (474 acres) to December 9, 2025 (474 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2025 | 474 | |
| December 9, 2025 | 474 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Paisley, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Paisley, FL3 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Umatilla, FL6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Eustis, FL10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mount Plymouth, FL13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Mount Dora, FL13 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 April 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLFNF-000340.