WILDFIRE2,060 ACRES

Bee Haven (2) (24-06) Fire, Florida

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Map: Bee Haven (2) (24-06) Fire, Florida

The Bee Haven (2) (24-06) Fire is burning in Hamilton County, Florida, about 28 miles (45 km) northwest of LAKE CITY, Florida. NASA began tracking it on October 22, 2026. Its latest size is 2,060 acres (834 hectares, 8 km²), about 14 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 1,561 American football fields.

Size2,060 acres
Hectares834 ha
Area8.3 km² · 3.2 mi²
Contained80%
Personnel25
CauseNatural
DiscoveredOct 21, 2026
Tracked sinceOct 22, 2026
Tracked for3 days
Location30.50°N 82.86°W
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Containment and crews

According to the national interagency fire record, it is 80 percent contained, with 25 firefighters and support staff assigned.

Its cause is listed as natural.

Fire behavior reported: active.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, When tracking began · October 22, 2026
When tracking began · October 22, 2026
Satellite picture, Latest · October 25, 2026
Latest · October 25, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Did you know?

Woodpeckers love a burn. Black-backed woodpeckers seek out freshly burned forests, where beetles feeding on the scorched trees are plentiful.

Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.

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