L 28 Fire (Florida)
Started on Jul 28, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
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
Burning across Weston, Florida in Broward County, the L 28 Fire has reached full containment after thirteen days of activity, averaging an approximate daily growth of 77 acres per day. Firefighters managed the incident through a Type 4 IC structure with nine personnel assigned, contending with moderate fire behavior in two-foot brush. The effort incurred a total cost of 25000 dollars under the jurisdiction of the TRIBE agency on Soverei land.
This incident unfolds during the typical regional fire season which spans from June to October. Meanwhile, a broader national picture shows that 2,799,726 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 49 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Florida for 15 days. In total it burned about 1,000 acres — around 4.0 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 3,213,890 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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