No longer in the daily fire updates. The Berger Fire last appeared in an official report on July 25, at 19,700 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Berger Fire

Palm Beach County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 25, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
19,700 acres
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
+700 acres
was 19,000 acres · Jul 24, 6:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 25, 5:00 PM
Crew size
1
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
−5
was 6 · Jul 25, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$0
Sep 2, 7:00 AM

Berger Fire and other nearby fires

Berger Fire summary

The Berger Fire is a wildfire near Palm Beach County, Florida. It has burned about 19,700 acres (about 15,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
19,700 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 17, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No forecast is available for this fire's location right now.

Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC.

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

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