Hancock Fire
The Hancock Fire was reported on March 23, 2026 in Baker County, Florida and burned 359 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 359 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM EDT, 344 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 30.432, -82.368.
The incident
- Size
- 359 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 21 Miles NE from LAKECITY, FL
- County
- Baker County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- TAYLOR
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFLS-260600472
- IRWIN identifier
- 7C9F7270-8613-4BCB-91C4-23A26F58813A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 20, 2026 (344 acres) to August 12, 2026 (344 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped April 22, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2026 | 344 | |
| April 22, 2026 | 344 | 0 |
| August 12, 2026 | 344 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Macclenny, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Macclenny, FL18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Watertown, FL22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Five Points, FL22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake City, FL23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Baldwin, FL25 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lake Butler, FL28 miles south 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 April 27, 2026 at 8:50 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFLS-260600472.