Northwest Fire
The Northwest Fire was reported on March 24, 2026 in Hendry County, Florida and burned 309 acres. It was declared out on June 22, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 309 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 7:16 AM EDT, 309 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 26.308, -81.098.
The incident
- Size
- 309 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM EDT
- Declared out
- June 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles E from Harker, FL
- County
- Hendry County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Clewiston, FL
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLSEA-000918
- IRWIN identifier
- 9741613D-4F29-4F0B-8171-B1C224247281
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 August 31, 2026 at 7:16 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLSEA-000918.