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WELL (13) Fire (FL)

Ended · 100% contained · 2,814 acres · started 2026-06-16 · updated 2026-07-18

WELL (13) Fire (FL) — Sentinel-2 true color WELL (13) Fire (FL) — 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
5 Miles W from MEDLEY, FL
Cause
Natural
Personnel
1
Complexity
Type 5 Incident
Fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Behavior
Minimal, Backing, Flanking
Jurisdiction
Private land

Spanning 32 days of activity, the WELL (13) Fire has burned through 2,814 acres of brush near Dory, Florida, maintaining an average growth rate of approximately 88 acres per day. Located 5 miles west of Medley in Miami-Dade County, the blaze originated from natural causes on private land.

The incident has reached 100 percent containment, with minimal fire behavior currently characterized by backing and flanking. A single individual is managing the Type 5 incident as the fire reaches its conclusion.

In context

This wildfire burned in Florida for 44 days. In total it burned about 2,814 acres — around 11 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 3,005,648 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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