Train Yard (53) Fire
The Train Yard (53) Fire was reported on August 13, 2025 in Polk County, Florida and burned 400 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 400 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2025
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.685, -81.975.
The incident
- Size
- 400 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 Miles W from FORT GREEN, FL
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Fort Green
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLFLS-251400468
- IRWIN identifier
- 7838CE73-7530-4737-953E-DB2C6CA632F4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bradley Junction, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bradley Junction, FL8 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Bowling Green, FL10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Fort Meade, FL12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Wauchula, FL14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mulberry, FL15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fuller Heights, FL16 miles north of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2025 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLFLS-251400468.