Railroad Fire
The Railroad Fire was reported on April 19, 2026 in Putnam County, Florida and burned 4,796 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,796 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.824, -81.628.
The incident
- Size
- 4,796 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Palatka, FL
- County
- Putnam County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- West Tocoi
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,152,915
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFLS-260800459
- IRWIN identifier
- DA3D02B0-FEFA-4F84-9BE7-DC52F5928140
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hastings, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hastings, FL10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- East Palatka, FL12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Green Cove Springs, FL12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Palatka, FL12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Flagler Estates, FL16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- St. Johns, FL18 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 May 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFLS-260800459.