Charger 2 Fire
The Charger 2 Fire was reported on July 15, 2026 in Collier County, Florida and burned 1,555 acres. It was fully contained on July 18, 2026.
- Size
- 1,555 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped July 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM EDT, 1,505 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.974, -81.062.
The incident
- Size
- 1,555 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM EDT
- Contained
- July 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 16 Miles NE from Ochopee, FL
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $260,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLBCP-002227
- IRWIN identifier
- 2488B021-2AA1-4EDB-9983-CD77D4B4620F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ave Maria, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ave Maria, FL34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Immokalee, FL38 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Verona Walk, FL39 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Orangetree, FL39 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lely Resort, FL40 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Marco Island, FL41 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLBCP-002227.