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Fire at CREW Wildlife Management Area in Lee Country burns 110 acres, fully contained
By WGCU Staff
June 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM EDT
A fire burning in the CREW Wildlife Management Area in Lee County was 100 percent contained by Saturday midday and was being worked on by Florida Forest Service personnel from the Caloosahatchee Office.
Smoke from the 25-acre wildfire could be seen from I-75 and was burning in the Flint Pen Strand section of CREW.
The CREW area is east of I-75 off Corkscrew Road.
(635x544, AR: 1.1672794117647058)
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Smoke from the 25-acre wildfire could be seen from I-75 and was burning in the Flint Pen Strand section of CREW.
The CREW area is east of I-75 off Corkscrew Road.
(635x544, AR: 1.1672794117647058)
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