2 major prescribed burns in Jacksonville area

PHOTO GALLERY: Prescribed burn along I-295, JTB

There are three controlled burns going on in the Jacksonville area Tuesday.

Florida Forest Service says 800 acres are being burned.

Drone video: Huge controlled burn Baymeadows

County	Authorized Burner	Acres	Location	Purpose of Burn
Baker	Private Landowner	60	1 ¼ miles west of CR229 and 2 miles north of John Mann Road	Silviculture/ Wildlife
Duval	Private Landowner	650	1 ¼ miles east of I-295 and 2 miles south of Butler Blvd.	Silviculture/ Hazard Reduction
St Johns	Florida Fisk and Wildlife Conservation Commission	90	Guana Wildlife Management Area, 1 ½ miles west of A1A and 1 12/ miles south of Mickler Road	Silviculture/ Wildlife

DOT cam:: Prescribed burn near I-295
We are getting a multitude of emails and phone calls from concerned viewers, but the smoke you see from I-295 is just a really large (600-acre) prescribed burn: http://bit.ly/2GngH38
Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

If you see smoke, Tweet us your photos using the hashtag #Firstalertwx

No need to to call 9-1-1 if you see this along JTB or 295.....it’s a controlled burn....but thanks for looking out for us pic.twitter.com/qZHfwNGgAK
— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) March 13, 2018

Just In: Viewers worried about SS smoke. Florida Forest Service tells us it's prescribed burn. Under control at this point. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/yZJZJjcvr1
— Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) March 13, 2018

Something burning east of 95. Near CR 210 @FFS_Jax @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/oEL7ExMulI
— John Bachman (@BachmanANjax) March 13, 2018

Ponte Vedra - burn actually in Nocatee pic.twitter.com/0PCNCJNU6N
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) March 13, 2018

#firstalertwx big day of prescribed burns today - fires set intentionally prior to the peak of the wildfire season @WOKVNews https://t.co/HIqZcVBC85
— Mike Buresh (@MikeFirstAlert) March 13, 2018

#firstalertwx 600+ acres of prescribed burns today @StJohnsCounty @duvalcountyfl - winds out of NW will send smoke to the SE @WOKVNews @FLForestService @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/Ykf7y767OA
— Mike Buresh (@MikeFirstAlert) March 13, 2018