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Mile Marker 40- Broward (06) Fire (Florida)

Ended · 100% contained · 6,750 acres · started 2026-07-16 · updated 2026-07-23

Mile Marker 40- Broward (06) Fire (Florida) — Sentinel-2 true color Mile Marker 40- Broward (06) Fire (Florida) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

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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