139 Fire
The 139 Fire was reported on March 17, 2026 in Liberty County, Florida and burned 6,499 acres. It was declared out on July 21, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,499 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 44
Map
Perimeter mapped July 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM CDT, 6,499 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 30.152, -84.945.
The incident
- Size
- 6,499 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM CDT
- Contained
- May 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Miles N from WILMA, FL
- County
- Liberty County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- LIBERTY
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 44
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,697,776
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFNF-000833
- IRWIN identifier
- 0FB9D6EB-944C-4C4B-B2CD-ED91173AE143
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 17, 2026 (20 acres) to July 30, 2026 (6,499 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,105 acres, mapped March 18, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | 20 | |
| March 18, 2026 | 4,125 | +4,105 |
| March 22, 2026 | 6,043 | +1,918 |
| March 23, 2026 | 6,065 | +22 |
| March 26, 2026 | 6,065 | 0 |
| April 13, 2026 | 6,089 | +24 |
| April 14, 2026 | 6,064 | -25 |
| April 17, 2026 | 6,096 | +32 |
| July 30, 2026 | 6,499 | +403 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wewahitchka, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wewahitchka, FL15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Blountstown, FL21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Carrabelle, FL27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eastpoint, FL29 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Apalachicola, FL30 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Mexico Beach, FL32 miles southwest 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 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-FLFNF-000833.