The Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting a prescribed burn today

Locations

  • Balm Scrub Preserve
    15299 McGrady Rd
    Wimauma, FL 33598
  • Lower Manatee River Corridor - Airport
    6317 SR 674
    Wimauma, FL 33598

Duration

  • One day

Purpose of burn

  • Ecological restoration and site maintenance.

Contact information

  • Department: CELM Bell Creek Office: (813) 672-7876
  • Media contact: Todd Pratt, Media Relations Strategist, office: (813) 276-2409, cell: (813) 373-1023
  • Other: Florida Forest Service Lakeland Dispatch, (863) 940-6701

Closures

  • All public trails will remain open

Prescribed fire information

For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire

Posted: 9/16/2025, 1:54:54 PM