Area 2 Fire
The Area 2 Fire was reported on June 23, 2026 in Palm Beach County, Florida and burned 12,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 26.411, -80.460.
The incident
- Size
- 12,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles E from palm beach county, FL
- County
- Palm Beach County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Palm Beach
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFLS-261800098
- IRWIN identifier
- A68404A9-98E6-49FD-8749-727EDB077B74
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coral Springs, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Coral Springs, FL15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Parkland, FL15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sandalfoot Cove, FL18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Tamarac, FL19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Villages of Oriole, FL19 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Boca Pointe, FL19 miles east of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFLS-261800098.