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Ft Gates 2

Putnam, FL · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 5 acres in Putnam before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

5

Acres Burned

123

Days Burning

Jul 10, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Jul 11 / 1 acresJul 19 / 5 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

11 public land units within 75 miles

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Ocala National Game Refuge

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Alexander Springs Wilderness

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Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / FL

25.5 mi

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Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

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Fort Matanzas National Monument

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Monument / FL

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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve

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NCA / FL

74.4 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Ft Gates 2 update: 5 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ft Gates 2 grew 5 acres to 5.

IRWIN

Ft Gates 2 mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 11

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ft Gates 2 at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 10Now

123 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: de461185-d0d0-4581-8eea-e98e5b678968

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