The H1 Fire (FL)

Active · 50% contained · 3,600 acres · started 2026-08-14 · updated 2026-08-17

The H1 Fire (FL) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True color Fire (SWIR)

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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: 5 Miles W from DEEM CITY, FL
Cause: Natural
Personnel: 4
Complexity: Type 5 Incident
Fuel: Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Behavior: Minimal
Jurisdiction: DVF · State land

Burning across 500 acres of State land in Palm Beach, Florida, located five miles west of Deem City, The H1 Fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 167 acres per day over its three days of burning. Driven by tall grass measuring 2.5 feet, the active wildfire currently exhibits minimal fire behavior. Despite these conditions, satellites have detected 24 heat signatures in the past 48 hours, illustrating the spatial spread of the incident.

Management of the Type 5 Incident is currently handled by a Type 5 Incident Commander with a modest crew of two personnel from the DVF agency, working toward containment that currently stands at 15 percent. The natural-cause fire burns within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year that has seen 2,921,034 hectares burn so far in 2026, tracking 47% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Florida for 3 days. So far it has affected roughly 3,600 acres — about 15 km². About 50% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.