National Fire
The National Fire was reported on February 22, 2026 in Collier County, Florida and burned 35,027 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 35,027 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 26.119, -81.337.
The incident
- Size
- 35,027 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026 at 11:34 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 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
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,511,822
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLBCP-000580
- IRWIN identifier
- C765308B-9A9C-49EC-AB26-4F14E998957C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from February 23, 2026 (10,254 acres) to July 9, 2026 (35,027 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13,760 acres, mapped February 24, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2026 | 10,254 | |
| February 24, 2026 | 24,014 | +13,760 |
| February 25, 2026 | 25,780 | +1,766 |
| February 26, 2026 | 30,225 | +4,445 |
| February 27, 2026 | 30,225 | 0 |
| February 28, 2026 | 35,034 | +4,809 |
| March 1, 2026 | 35,034 | 0 |
| March 3, 2026 | 35,334 | +300 |
| July 9, 2026 | 35,027 | -307 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the southwest
- Relative humidity as low as 72%
- 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, 3:00 AM EDT over the next 48 hours.
Nearby
- Ave Maria, FL16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Orangetree, FL20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Immokalee, FL21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Verona Walk, FL21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lely Resort, FL23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Golden Gate, FL23 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 3:27 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLBCP-000580.