Holey Land (6) Fire (Florida)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 53 Miles NW from MIA AIRPORT, FL
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 6
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- DVF · State land
Burning across Broward County, Florida, the 5,000-acre Holey Land (6) Fire has reached full containment after a 13-day run that saw an average daily growth of approximately 385 acres per day. Located 53 miles northwest of the Miami airport near Florida, the Type 5 incident burned through tall grass standing 2.5 feet high under the management of a Type 5 Incident Commander and six personnel representing the DVF agency, with the natural-cause blaze consuming state-owned land.
Fire behavior at the site has been characterized as minimal, creeping, and flanking, allowing the containment effort to reach 100 percent.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. On a broader scale, total fire activity across the country has reached 2,761,076 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 50 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Florida for 18 days. In total it burned about 5,000 acres — around 20 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 3,186,142 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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