Wood Fire
The Wood Fire was reported on May 25, 2025 in Highlands County, Florida and burned 1,272 acres. It was declared out on May 31, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,272 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 25, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.635, -81.184.
The incident
- Size
- 1,272 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- May 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 25 Miles East of Avon Park, FL
- County
- Highlands County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLAPQ-001629
- IRWIN identifier
- 3DE993D9-7031-44B0-A9D4-2FE2DF16CB3D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sebring, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sebring, FL18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Avon Park, FL20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Frostproof, FL23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Babson Park, FL25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Placid, FL26 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Crooked Lake Park, FL28 miles northwest 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 July 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLAPQ-001629.