Mailbox Fire (Florida)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 7 Miles S from Taylor, FL
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Southern Rough
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning through southern rough across federal land in Baker County, the Mailbox Fire near Sanderson, Florida, has spent sixty days on the landscape, averaging an approximate daily growth of seven acres per day. The incident, managed by the USFS with a Type 3 Team and a single personnel, has grown to 409 acres and reached 100 percent containment with a fire behavior characterized as minimal, smoldering, and backing.
This wildfire has accumulated a total cost of $2,575,000 as a Type 4 Incident. Its progression occurs against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire context shows that 3,177,542 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Florida for 64 days. So far it has affected roughly 409 acres — about 1.7 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 3,186,142 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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