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L 28 Fire (FL)

Contained · 100% contained · 1,000 acres · started 2026-07-28 · updated 2026-07-29

L 28 Fire (FL) — NASA satellite

Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
20 Miles NW from Pembroke Pines, FL
Personnel
9
Complexity
Type 4 Incident
Fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Behavior
Moderate
Jurisdiction
TRIBE · Soverei land

Spanning 1,000 acres of two-foot brush in Broward County, the L 28 Fire is now fully contained after burning under moderate fire behavior. Located 20 miles northwest of Pembroke Pines, Florida, the Type 4 incident was managed by a nine-person team under the TRIBE agency on Sovereign land.

Operations concluded with a total cost of $25,000, while satellite observations detected eight heat signatures nearby over the 48-hour window as firefighters successfully secured the perimeter.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Florida for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,000 acres — about 4.0 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.

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 2,230,849 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 59% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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