Florida · incident record
WaWa 2 Fire, Florida
7,121
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 Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 UTC, the WaWa 2 Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 7,121 acres, in Florida.
No change in reported size since Jun 22, 2026, 20:45 UTC.
It was last present in the feed Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 UTC; the largest size reported was 7,121 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.
WaWa 2 Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 7,121 acres
- Containment
- not reported
- Status
- Not in feed (last seen Jun 23, 2026)
- Discovered
- May 22, 2026
- Location
- Florida
- Origin point
- 27.6446, -81.2598
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Sebring, FL
- Avon Park, FL
- Frostproof, FL
- Babson Park, FL
- Crooked Lake Park, FL
Other fires nearby
No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.
WaWa 2 Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen May 24, 2026, 16:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 7,121 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 7,121 acres | +846 | — |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 31, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 30, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 29, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 28, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 27, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 6,275 acres | 0 | — |
| May 25, 2026 | 6,275 acres | +2,275 | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 4,000 acres | — | — |
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WaWa 2 Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the WaWa 2 Fire?
As of Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 UTC, the WaWa 2 Fire is reported at 7,121 acres. No change in reported size since Jun 22, 2026, 20:45 UTC.
Is the WaWa 2 Fire contained?
Containment has not been reported for the WaWa 2 Fire in the federal feed as of Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 UTC.
Where is the WaWa 2 Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 27.6446, -81.2598 in Florida. Nearest towns: Sebring (15 mi SW), Avon Park (15 mi W), Frostproof (18 mi NW).
Is the WaWa 2 Fire still burning?
It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 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 WaWa 2 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 Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 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 →