Holey Land wildfire in Florida burns 5,400 acres and is 50% contained

Angie DiMichele, South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Jul 30, 2026

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A wildfire burning in far northwestern Broward County was 50% contained as of Thursday evening, according to the Florida Forest Service.

The Holey Land wildfire is located near the Broward/Palm Beach County line, south of the Holey Land Wildlife Management Area in far western Palm Beach County, according to the forest service’s map. It has burned a total of 5,400 acres, or just over 8 miles, so far.

It is the only active wildfire in South Florida as of Thursday. Earlier this month, the Atlantic wildfire near the border of Coral Springs and Tamarac burned a total of nearly 6,000 acres before it was fully contained.

Forecasters expect South Florida to see an above normal significant fire potential continue into August, meaning there is a greater than usual likelihood that significant wildland fires will occur, according to an outlook report released July 1 by the National Interagency Fire Center.

Western areas of Broward and Palm Beach County are experiencing severe drought conditions while far western Broward County is seeing extreme conditions, according to a National Weather Service Miami report issued Thursday.

Based on rainfall totals between May 1 and Wednesday, Broward County has seen its 10th driest wet season so far, according to the NWS Miami report. Drought conditions are expected to continue in Broward through October, though they should gradually improve over the remainder of the rainy season, which lasts until Oct. 15.

On Thursday, both Broward and Miami-Dade County broke high temperature records, according to NWS Miami climate reports. Fort Lauderdale recorded a high of 97 degrees, breaking the record of 96 degrees set in 1915. Miami’s high temperature Thursday was 96 degrees, breaking the record of 95 degrees set in 2015.

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