Bills Branch Fire
The Bills Branch Fire was reported on February 14, 2026 in Marion County, Florida and burned 478 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 478 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 84
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.310, -81.678.
The incident
- Size
- 478 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles E from Salt Springs, FL
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Salt Springs
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 84
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFNF-000475
- IRWIN identifier
- CDE0BB5F-6BB3-462D-8C42-88A5B3679946
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from February 17, 2026 (314 acres) to September 14, 2026 (478 acres). The largest one-day growth was 164 acres, mapped February 20, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | 314 | |
| February 20, 2026 | 478 | +164 |
| April 17, 2026 | 478 | 0 |
| August 12, 2026 | 478 | 0 |
| September 14, 2026 | 478 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Seville, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFNF-000475.