Mile Marker 40- Broward (06) Fire (Florida)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 10 Miles N from FLORIDA, FL
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 2
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal
- Jurisdiction
- DVF · State land
Burning through tall grass averaging 2.5 feet in height, the Mile Marker 40- Broward (06) Fire in Broward County, Florida, has burned 6,750 acres over a seven-day period with an average daily growth of approximately 964 acres per day. The natural-cause fire is now 100 percent contained and exhibiting minimal fire behavior under the management of a Type 5 Incident team and the DVF agency.
Operations for the State-managed incident involved a minimal personnel force of two individuals operating under a Type 5 IC structure near the city of Florida, bringing a successful conclusion to the week-long burning effort.
In context
This wildfire burned in Florida for 17 days. In total it burned about 6,750 acres — around 27 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 3,150,304 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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