The H1
Palm Beach, FL · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 9,733 acres in Palm Beach before dropping off the national incident feed.
9,733
Acres Burned
88
Days Burning
Aug 14, 2026
Discovered
2mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 100%Public Lands Nearby
11 public land units within 75 miles
Big Cypress National Preserve Addition
GoNCA / FL
23.8 mi
SW
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / FL
27.4 mi
E
Big Cypress National Preserve
GoNCA / FL
37.5 mi
SW
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / FL
42.3 mi
W
Everglades National Park Expansion
GoNational Park / FL
51.8 mi
S
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / FL
59 mi
SW
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / FL
62.2 mi
NE
Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / FL
62.2 mi
NE
Biscayne National ParkClosures in effect
ClosedNational Park / FL
69.4 mi
SE
Everglades National ParkClosures in effect
ClosedNational Park / FL
70.6 mi
S
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / FL
71.6 mi
S
Official Park Alerts
Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service
Park Closure / Biscayne National Park
Adams Key Closed
Adams Key closed due to structural fire — Effective November 7, 2026, Adams Key, including its docks, is closed to all public use for visitor safety. Other park area remain open.
Park Closure / Everglades National Park
Current Alerts and Conditions
Be sure to review the Alerts and Conditions below before and during your visit for additional, up-to-date information on closures, cautions, and other current park conditions.
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
THE H1 update: 9,733 acres, 100% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the THE H1 containment moved from 95% to 100%.
IRWINTHE H1 update: 9,733 acres, 95% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the THE H1 containment moved from 90% to 95%.
IRWINTHE H1 update: 9,733 acres, 90% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the THE H1 grew 5,733 acres to 9,733 and containment moved from 50% to 90%.
IRWINTHE H1 update: 4,000 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the THE H1 grew 400 acres to 4,000.
IRWINTHE H1 update: 3,600 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the THE H1 grew 3,100 acres to 3,600 and containment moved from 15% to 50%.
IRWINTHE H1 mapped at 500 acres, 15% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the THE H1 at 500 acres, 15% contained.
IRWINTimeline
88 days since discovery
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2 other active fires
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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: 2d0a06c4-6271-4147-8bde-efa5380d1cf5
Important
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