WaWa 2 Fire
The WaWa 2 Fire was reported on May 22, 2026 in Highlands County, Florida and burned 7,121 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2026.
- Size
- 7,121 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.645, -81.260.
The incident
- Size
- 7,121 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM EDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM EDT
- Controlled
- August 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM EDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 19 Miles W from Avon Park, FL
- County
- Highlands County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Avon Park
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $120,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-FLAPQ-001647
- IRWIN identifier
- 626355B6-3088-4310-AA72-EC6546672E34
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sebring, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sebring, FL15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Avon Park, FL15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Frostproof, FL18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Babson Park, FL21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crooked Lake Park, FL24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Placid, FL25 miles south 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 August 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-FLAPQ-001647.