H2 Fire
The H2 Fire was reported on August 22, 2026 in Palm Beach County, Florida and has burned 631 acres. It is 98 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 631 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 26.420, -80.791.
The incident
- Size
- 631 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 Miles NW from DEEM CITY, FL
- County
- Palm Beach County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- DEEM CITY
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFLS-261800142
- IRWIN identifier
- 23D4931B-A908-4D23-9E32-A1932D0481C2
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the south
- Relative humidity as low as 70%
- High of 86°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 8:00 AM EDT to Mon, 11:00 AM EDT).
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.1 µg/m³ around Tue, 7:00 AM EDT over the next 48 hours.
Nearby
- South Bay, FL17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Belle Glade Camp, FL18 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Belle Glade, FL20 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Harlem, FL24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Montura, FL24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Clewiston, FL25 miles north 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 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFLS-261800142.