Shell Fire
The Shell Fire was reported on May 22, 2026 in Lake County, Florida and burned 2,822 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,822 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped May 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM EDT, 2,795 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 29.074, -81.507.
The incident
- Size
- 2,822 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles W from Deland, FL
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $360,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFNF-001638
- IRWIN identifier
- 660F8E64-F1EB-41AB-AA04-7E11F89FDC6C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 26, 2026 (774 acres) to August 12, 2026 (2,795 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,021 acres, mapped May 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | 774 | |
| May 28, 2026 | 774 | 0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,795 | +2,021 |
| August 12, 2026 | 2,795 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Kathryn, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Kathryn, FL4 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Astor, FL6 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- De Leon Springs, FL10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- West DeLand, FL11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Pierson, FL12 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 July 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFNF-001638.