{"id":537418,"date":"2026-03-21T21:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/537418\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T21:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:42:07","slug":"clay-county-fire-rescue-working-large-wildfire-in-belmore-state-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/537418\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay County Fire Rescue working large wildfire in Belmore State Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fire is moving east and there are no homes threatened, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Clay County Fire Rescue (Clay County Fire Rescue,  Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">CLAY COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 Clay County Fire Rescue said it is working a large woods fire in Belmore State Forest and it is currently moving east.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Firefighters are in the area of Barns Road and Randolph Place in Keystone Heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffs.firesponse.com\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ffs.firesponse.com\/public\/\">According to the Florida Forest Service website<\/a>, the fire is at 300 acres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">People are asked to stay clear of the area and to report any new hazards. There are no homes threatened by the fire, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News4JAX is working to learn more and this story will be updated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorJonathan Lundy headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/JLundy\/\" title=\"View Jonathan Lundy&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Lundy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Hailing from Detroit, Jonathan is excited to start his media career at News4JAX in November 2023. 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