More than 1,300 wildfires have been reported in Florida so far this year, which have burned more than 57,000 acres of state and federal land, according to the Florida Forest Service website.

A wide stretch of central and southwestern Florida is under red flag warnings ... making it dangerous to conduct any outdoor burning. Affected counties include both inland and coastal areas ...

Lake County has instituted a burn ban, and Seminole is getting close. But a storm system this weekend may drop some rain on parched lawns.

Florida's dry season brings a heightened risk of wildfires each year. Here's which counties are currently under burn bans and a map of active fires.

Florida's peak wildfire season typically occurs from April through June. Red flag warnings are possible this afternoon in the central Florida peninsula. Thursday morning, there were 33 wildfires ...

Seven counties are ... Friday along the central and east coast of the state. Friday morning, there were 39 wildfires burning, up from 33 Thursday, according to the Florida Forest Service.

According to a map from the Florida Forest ... A 12-acre fire in Polk County that was zero percent contained. The NWS issued a red flag warning for large parts of central and southern Florida.

You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] A wide stretch of central and southwestern Florida is under ... Affected counties include both inland and coastal areas from ...

but there are six county-enacted burn bans in central and southwest Florida, according to the Florida Forest Service’s burn ban map. Note that burning yard debris is always prohibited in Duval ...