Perkins Fire
The Perkins Fire was reported on August 16, 2025 in Lake County, Florida and burned 142 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 142 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 16, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped December 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM EST (mixed methods). Point of origin 29.057, -81.605.
The incident
- Size
- 142 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- September 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM EDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLFNF-002443
- IRWIN identifier
- 0126EFA6-4F13-4653-9395-C9F029BC6A3A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Paisley, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Paisley, FL6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Astor, FL9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Umatilla, FL10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Eustis, FL15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Pierson, FL15 miles northeast 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 November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM EST. Identifier 2025-FLFNF-002443.