{"id":297894,"date":"2026-06-06T00:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/297894\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T00:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:18:14","slug":"wakulla-county-340-fire-30-contained-evacuees-returning-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/297894\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakulla County \u2018340 fire\u2019 30% contained, evacuees returning home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; The \u2018340 fire\u2019 in Wakulla County is at 30% containment as some residents are back home after briefly evacuating yesterday because of the wildfire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A few residents in the Apalachicola National Forest were evacuated as a precaution on Thursday when the fire jumped a road. As of Friday afternoon, the fire is up to 22,000 acres with 30% containment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A forest service spokesperson said dry conditions this week have made it harder to get a better grip on the fire. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More news out of the Big Bend:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">U.S. Forest Service Public Information Officer (PIO) Melanie Banton said rain can help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe little bit of rain we\u2019ve gotten as a testament by the 340 fire is that it can be completely soaked and you can have puddles, but if you don\u2019t have continuous rain to meet that drought threshold, it\u2019s going to dry out with the next bout of sun and wind in low relative humidities,\u201d the PIO said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Banton states that people around Sopchoppy will continue to see smoke for a while and they don\u2019t have an estimate on when the fire will be completely out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/05\/wakulla-county-340-fire-30-contained-evacuees-returning-home\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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