National Fire

Collier County, Florida · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported about 6 months ago
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Size
35,027 acres
Aug 26, 12:00 PM
Containment
100%
Aug 26, 12:00 PM
Crew size
1
Aug 26, 12:00 PM
Money spent
$4.5M
Aug 26, 12:00 PM

National Fire and other nearby fires

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National Fire summary

The National Fire is a wildfire near Collier County, Florida. It has burned about 35,027 acres (about 27,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 months ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
35,027 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
February 23, 2026 (first reported about 6 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 12:00 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

95°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 mph SE · 72% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Tonight

73°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph E · 66% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

94°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 mph SE · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Thursday Night

73°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph NE · 67% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

94°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph SE · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 12:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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

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Nearby fires to National Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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