Hilux Fire
The Hilux Fire was reported on April 3, 2026 in Collier County, Florida and burned 420 acres. It was declared out on August 19, 2026.
- Size
- 420 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 42
Map
Perimeter mapped July 20, 2026 at 10:41 AM EDT, 421 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 26.233, -81.277.
The incident
- Size
- 420 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- August 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- August 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles SE from Miles City, FL
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,702,329
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLBCP-001023
- IRWIN identifier
- 02DDA2D4-0297-4969-BDF6-E9972CD17E8F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 4, 2026 (503 acres) to July 20, 2026 (421 acres). The largest one-day growth was 90 acres, mapped May 6, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2026 | 503 | |
| April 5, 2026 | 511 | +8 |
| April 6, 2026 | 485 | -26 |
| April 7, 2026 | 485 | 0 |
| April 8, 2026 | 421 | -64 |
| May 6, 2026 | 511 | +90 |
| July 20, 2026 | 421 | -90 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ave Maria, 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 September 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLBCP-001023.