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Old Homeland (53)

Polk, FL · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 250 acres in Polk before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

250

Acres Burned

141

Days Burning

Jun 23, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 24 / 250 acresAug 11 / 250 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

5 public land units within 75 miles

Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

34.4 mi

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Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

42.1 mi

E

Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

53.7 mi

W

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

59.6 mi

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St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

74.7 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

OLD HOMELAND (53) mapped at 250 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 15

Interagency perimeter data shows the OLD HOMELAND (53) at 250 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

OLD HOMELAND (53) mapped at 250 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the OLD HOMELAND (53) at 250 acres, 95% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 23Now

141 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: f2e43f1f-6f21-447f-a0c6-b1eef61f6301

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