2023 Wildfire Season

State Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Florida Forest Service Director Rick Dolan spoke during a news conference in Hillsborough County about what has already proven to be a busy fire season.

Rainfall totals since the beginning of the year are more than 70 percent below normal.

Polk County issued a burn ban following a wildfire that covered 1,000 acres.

Florida is coming off its fifth warmest year in 2022.