Bee Haven (2) (24-06) Fire, Jasper, Florida

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NIFC

Location28 miles northwest of Lake City, FL

CauseNatural

What's burningClosed Timber Litter

How it's behavingActive

ComplexityType 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.

JurisdictionPrivate land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.

Wind Driven Runs

The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.

The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.

The story so far

Spreading at an approximate rate of 1,030 acres each day across private closed timber litter in Hamilton County, the active Bee Haven (2) (24-06) Fire has been burning for 2 days near Jasper, Florida, located 28 miles northwest of Lake City. Satellites are picking up 10 heat detections near the perimeter over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the natural-cause wildfire.

Firefighting efforts are being managed by a Type 5 Incident Command team with 25 personnel assigned to the incident. Current operations have brought the fire to 80 percent containment while it continues to exhibit active behavior.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader wildfire context shows that 3,442,406 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 37% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Florida for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,060 acres — about 8.3 km². About 80% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.