First Point Fire
The First Point Fire was reported on February 12, 2026 in Okeechobee County, Florida and burned 8,612 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 8,612 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.097, -80.868.
The incident
- Size
- 8,612 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles SE from BUCKHEAD RIDGE, FL
- County
- Okeechobee County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFLS-1600129
- IRWIN identifier
- 0078E9DC-64FF-4DFA-AE35-7FC9774D1608
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buckhead Ridge, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Buckhead Ridge, FL3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Taylor Creek, FL10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Okeechobee, FL10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Cypress Quarters, FL11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pahokee, FL23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Moore Haven, FL23 miles southwest 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 February 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM EST. Identifier 2026-FLFLS-1600129.