Avocado Fire
The Avocado Fire was reported on July 7, 2026 in Monroe County, Florida and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on July 31, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped July 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM EDT, 1,000 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.424, -80.929.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM EDT
- Contained
- July 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM EDT
- Controlled
- July 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- July 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles W from Homestead, FL
- County
- Monroe County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Homestead
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLEVP-002146
- IRWIN identifier
- 631068D8-5EB9-4691-AC75-8DE060A1763C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 8, 2026 (492 acres) to July 21, 2026 (1,000 acres). The largest one-day growth was 459 acres, mapped July 9, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | 492 | |
| July 9, 2026 | 951 | +459 |
| July 21, 2026 | 1,000 | +49 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Florida City, FL covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLEVP-002146.