A 37-acre area of Bayou George is consumed by wildfire but contained, according to the Florida Forest Service, and two smaller wildfires burning in Bay County are contained as well.
It’s not clear how the 37-acre Bayou George wildfire, which officials are calling the “Miller Road Wildfire,” started. Forest service firefighters were working to combat the blaze Thursday morning.
The cause of a 6-acre fire on Panama City Beach known as the “Kilgore Road Wildfire” is also undetermined but fully contained, and the “Grassy Point Wildfire” in Southport is also contained at less than 3 acres. The cause of that fire has also not been determined.
The Florida Forest Service is also assisting a contractor with a controlled burn in the Bear Creek area. The fire is not considered a wildfire, but the forest service there to monitor the fire due to drier-than-expected conditions in the area.