Gun Range Fire
The Gun Range Fire was reported on April 19, 2026 in Columbia County, Florida and burned 129 acres. It was fully contained on June 10, 2026.
- Size
- 129 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- April 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 95
Map
Perimeter mapped April 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT, 124 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 30.201, -82.590.
The incident
- Size
- 129 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- April 19, 2026 at 4:13 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM EDT
- Controlled
- June 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles SW from Water Town, FL
- County
- Columbia County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Lake City
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 95
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,530,526
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFNF-001208
- IRWIN identifier
- 737F920C-BAB3-4B7F-B97C-9DB249CE67CE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 20, 2026 (130 acres) to August 12, 2026 (124 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped August 12, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2026 | 130 | |
| April 22, 2026 | 124 | -6 |
| August 12, 2026 | 124 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Watertown, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFNF-001208.