340 Fire
The 340 Fire was reported on May 23, 2026 in Wakulla County, Florida and burned 3,400 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,400 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM EDT, 3,255 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 30.053, -84.566.
The incident
- Size
- 3,400 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM EDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 26 Miles SW from Tallahassee, FL
- County
- Wakulla County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Sopchoppy, FL
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFNF-001659
- IRWIN identifier
- 886EDFFC-E672-45DB-AEE1-631D4326F3E5
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 23, 2026 (100 acres) to August 10, 2026 (3,255 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,984 acres, mapped May 25, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 100 | |
| May 24, 2026 | 100 | 0 |
| May 25, 2026 | 2,084 | +1,984 |
| May 26, 2026 | 1,664 | -420 |
| May 27, 2026 | 1,682 | +18 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,611 | -71 |
| June 4, 2026 | 2,116 | +505 |
| June 5, 2026 | 2,116 | 0 |
| June 9, 2026 | 3,255 | +1,139 |
| June 13, 2026 | 3,255 | 0 |
| August 10, 2026 | 3,255 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Panacea, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Panacea, FL11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Crawfordville, FL14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Carrabelle, FL15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Woodville, FL26 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Eastpoint, FL29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Midway, FL31 miles north 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 August 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFNF-001659.