Rookery Fire
Live status for the Rookery Fire in Volusia County, FL — size, containment, and map from the National Interagency Fire Center.
Size
4,400
acres
Containment
50%
contained
Location
Volusia
FL
Started
June 14
2026
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Fire details
Initial location (point of origin)
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29.05947, -81.40981
Degrees decimal minutes
29° 3.568' N 81° 24.588' W
Degrees minutes seconds
29° 3' 34.11" N 81° 24' 35.30" W
- Discovered
- June 14, 2026
- Cause
- Natural
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Managing organization
- Type 4 IC
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Estimated cost to date
- $42,000
- Protecting unit
- FLLWR
- Landowner
- Federal
- Incident ID (IRWIN)
- 2026-FLLWR-001886
3 Miles NW from Deland, FL
Details from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC/IRWIN), updated as crews report. Blank fields haven’t been reported for this incident yet.
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Live ADS-BAbout the Rookery Fire
The Rookery Fire has burned 4,400 acres and is 50% contained in Volusia County, FL, after being reported on June 14, 2026. Cause: natural. Figures come from the National Interagency Fire Center and update as crews report progress — this page refreshes automatically.
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How big is the Rookery Fire?
As of the latest NIFC report, the Rookery Fire has burned 4,400 acres and is 50% contained in Volusia County, FL. Size and containment change quickly — this page refreshes from the official feed.
Is the Rookery Fire contained?
The Rookery Fire is reported at 50% containment. Containment is the percentage of the fire’s perimeter that crews have secured — not how much has burned. Follow your local authority for evacuation status.
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Data: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), refreshed periodically. Wildfire conditions change rapidly; figures here may lag official updates. FireRisk.ai is for awareness, not emergency guidance.