Emergency Management's Mission:
Help the whole community
before, during, and after disasters.
Emergency Operations Center
904-548-0900 or toll-free 844-330-9163
EOC Watch Office 904-548-0939
2026 Wildfire Season
County-Wide Burn Ban is in Effect until Further Notice
If you see an active fire in Nassau County, day or night, please call 904-225-5174 to report it.
If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
The Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring area wildfires and is updating information on social media as it becomes available. The National Weather Service (NWS JAX) forecasts continued extreme drought conditions and elevated wildfire danger for the coming weeks.
Create an AlertNassau account to receive location-specific emergency alerts from the NWS JAX and the EOC on your phone.
The Florida Forest Service is the lead agency for all wildfire response across the state.
FFS maintains a public website that monitors fire weather and provides current wildfire information, including map displaying county burn-bans and an interactive map of active wildfires throughout the state.
This Watch Duty Map compiles wildfire data from each state's Forest Service and was current as of 4:00 pm on April 22nd.
To see current wildfires on the interactive Watch Duty App, click anywhere on the map below.
The Firewise USA Program has simple steps homeowners can take to help reduce the chances of a catastrophic wildfire, including creating defensible space around the house, burning yard waste safely outdoors, utilizing prescribed burning, and quickly reporting a potential wildfire or suspicious arson activity. Residents are encouraged to collaborate to increase defensible space in each neighborhood. Click HERE to download the Ready, Set, Go! Wildfire Preparedness Handbook.
