ATLANTIC (06) Fire (FL)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 8 Miles W from POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- DVF · State land
Spanning 5,780 acres over an 18-day period, the ATLANTIC (06) Fire near Tamarac, Florida, has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 321 acres. Located 8 miles west of Pompano Beach in Broward County, the blaze originated from natural causes on June 28, 2026, and burned through 2.5-foot tall grass on state-managed land.
Fire suppression efforts have successfully brought the incident to 100 percent containment. Currently classified as a Type 5 incident with minimal, backing fire behavior, the operation is down to a single personnel member under Type 5 management.
In context
This wildfire burned in Florida for 44 days. In total it burned about 5,780 acres — around 23 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,021,962 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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