{"id":116021,"date":"2026-02-17T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116021\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:08:19","slug":"crews-battle-massive-brush-fire-burning-in-wimauma-hcfr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116021\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews battle massive brush fire burning in Wimauma: HCFR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Courtesy: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue <\/p>\n

WIMAUMA, Fla. – Firefighters are battling a large brush fire<\/a> that has grown to approximately 350 acres Sunday afternoon in Wimauma, according to Hillsborough County<\/a> Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n

HCFR says emergency calls began coming in shortly before 2:30 p.m. reporting a brush fire near Bethlehem Cemetery on State Road 674.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Officials say heavy winds and dry conditions caused the fire <\/a>to quickly spread from just a few acres to hundreds of acres.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue <\/p>\n

Twenty-four HCFR units responded to the scene, along with the Florida Forest Service. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Tampa <\/a>Police Department aviation units helped in trying to track and contain the flames.<\/p>\n

MORE NEWS: I-95 partially closed in Volusia County due to brush fires; 20 vehicles burned, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n

Crews are using Bambi buckets for water drops.<\/p>\n

Officials say this is the 14th brush fire HCFR has responded to Sunday and the largest blaze that\u2019s currently active.<\/p>\n

No injuries have been reported as firefighters continue working to contain the flames.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information for this story was provided by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n

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