Charger 2 Fire

Collier County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 17, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	1,555 acres Sep 2, 5:00 AM	—
Containment	—	75% Sep 2, 5:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	32 Sep 2, 5:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$250,000 Sep 2, 5:00 AM	—

Charger 2 Fire summary

The Charger 2 Fire is a wildfire near Collier County, Florida. It has burned about 1,555 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 75% of its edge; the other 25% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 32 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 1,555 acres
Containment: 75%
Discovered: July 15, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

93°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 mph SE · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

73°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 6 mph SE · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

95°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 9 mph S · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Sunday Night

74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 8 mph S · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Monday

95°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:33 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 32 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $250,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Charger 2 Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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