Florida · incident record

Berger Fire, Florida

19,700

Acres reported

Contained

0

Acres since yesterday

Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities

Update ·

As of Aug 8, 2026, 23:00 UTC, the Berger Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 19,700 acres, in Florida.

No change in reported size since Aug 7, 2026, 18:15 UTC.

No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Jul 24, 2026, 18:51 UTC).

It was last present in the feed Aug 8, 2026, 23:00 UTC; the largest size reported was 19,700 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.

Berger Fire map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.

Key facts

Size
19,700 acres
Containment
not reported
Status
Not in feed (last seen Aug 8, 2026)
Discovered
Jul 17, 2026
Location
Florida
Origin point
26.4467, -80.8444
Satellite heat, 24 h
none matched

Nearest towns

Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.

  • South Bay, FL17 mi NE of the origin · pop. 5,101
  • Belle Glade Camp, FL18 mi NE of the origin · pop. 1,167
  • Belle Glade, FL20 mi NE of the origin · pop. 18,251
  • Montura, FL21 mi NW of the origin · pop. 3,343
  • Harlem, FL21 mi N of the origin · pop. 2,658

Other fires nearby

  • The H1 Fire7.9 mi away · 4,000 acres · 50% contained

All Florida wildfires →

Berger Fire daily history

The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 17, 2026, 23:30 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
Aug 8, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 7, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 6, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 5, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 4, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 3, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 2, 202619,700 acres0
Aug 1, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 31, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 30, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 29, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 28, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 27, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 26, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 25, 202619,700 acres0
Jul 24, 202619,700 acres+1,700
Jul 23, 202618,000 acres+3,700
Jul 22, 202614,300 acres+3,100
Jul 21, 202611,200 acres0
Jul 20, 202611,200 acres+2,600
Jul 19, 20268,600 acres0
Jul 18, 20268,600 acres+7,750
Jul 17, 2026850 acres

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Berger Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the Berger Fire?

As of Aug 8, 2026, 23:00 UTC, the Berger Fire is reported at 19,700 acres. No change in reported size since Aug 7, 2026, 18:15 UTC.

Is the Berger Fire contained?

Containment has not been reported for the Berger Fire in the federal feed as of Aug 8, 2026, 23:00 UTC.

Where is the Berger Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 26.4467, -80.8444 in Florida. Nearest towns: South Bay (17 mi NE), Belle Glade Camp (18 mi NE), Belle Glade (20 mi NE).

Is the Berger Fire still burning?

It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Aug 8, 2026, 23:00 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the Berger Fire?

From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Florida sources on our Florida page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.

How current is this page?

The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Aug 8, 2026, 23:00 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

About this page

This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →