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

Location

  • Balm Scrub Preserve
    15299 McGrady Rd
    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: 9/3/2025, 1:23:45 PM