Rookery Fire
The Rookery Fire was reported on June 14, 2026 in Volusia County, Florida and burned 4,700 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped September 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM EDT, 4,700 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 29.078, -81.427.
The incident
- Size
- 4,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2026 at 7:34 AM EDT
- Contained
- July 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM EDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 Miles NW from Deland, FL
- County
- Volusia County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Deland
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLLWR-001886
- IRWIN identifier
- 6E1A283F-4803-4EB5-8B92-AD3F2431CC30
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for De Leon Springs, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- De Leon Springs, FL5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- West DeLand, FL7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North DeLand, FL8 miles east of the fire’s origin
- DeLand, FL8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Astor, FL8 miles northwest 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 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLLWR-001886.