River (47) Fire
The River (47) Fire was reported on May 26, 2026 in Okeechobee County, Florida and burned 350 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 350 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.383, -81.098.
The incident
- Size
- 350 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles W from BASINGER, FL
- County
- Okeechobee County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- BASINGER
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- OthLoca
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLFLS-261600415
- IRWIN identifier
- D0719781-AEC0-4E2B-A1AF-A5CDD21274B9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Placid, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Placid, FL18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Okeechobee, FL19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cypress Quarters, FL20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Placid Lakes, FL21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Buckhead Ridge, FL21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Taylor Creek, FL22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 7:40 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLFLS-261600415.