- February 25, 2026
The Bennet Field Fire burning outside the Mosaic neighborhood in Daytona Beach. Courtesy of the Volusia County Professional Firefighters Association Facebook
Trenches were dug outside the Mosaic neighborhood to help stop the Bennet Field Fire. Courtesy of the Volusia County Professional Firefighters Association Facebook
The Bennet Field Fire prompted the evacuation of 80 homes in the Mosaic neighborhood on Feb. 23. Courtesy of the Daytona Beach Fire Department
The Bennet Field Fire on Feb. 23, located west of the Mosaic neighborhood. Courtesy of the Volusia County Professional Firefighters Association Facebook
A brush fire that broke out west of LPGA Boulevard in Daytona Beach near the Mosaic neighborhood reached 227 acres in size.
The Bennet Field Fire is only 100% contained, according to an Feb. 24 Facebook post by the Daytona Beach Fire Department said. The fire originally started on the morning of Feb. 23 as a 20-25-acre brush fire and burned for two days before firefighters were able to contain it.
Despite the fire being contained, fire crews will remain in the area for several days.
"The Florida Forest Service will remain on scene and residents can expect to see occasional flames, smoldering and smoke for the next few days," the post said.
Daytona Beach Fire Chief Dru Driscoll said in a video post on Facebook at 6:55 p.m. on Feb. 23 that the flames were spread “all throughout the forest” because of the wind conditions, coming within just 500 feet of several Mosaic neighborhood homes.
Over 80 homes on Cyan Avenue and Fuchsia Street were evacuated on Feb. 23, according to a Daytona Beach Police Department Facebook post, but those residents were allowed to return home at 9 p.m. on Feb. 23.
Over the two days the fire burned, law enforcement was stationed at the entrances to the Mosaic neighborhood to manage inbound traffic. Proof of residency is required to enter up until 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 24, a DBFD post said.
Multiple agencies have responded to help contain the brush fire, including Florida Forest Service, the DBFD, the Daytona Beach Police Department, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and the Volusia County and Flagler County Fire Rescues.
Flagler County's FireFlight and the Florida Forest Service helicopter completed 72 aerial water drops over the course of the two days, depositing 200 gallons each over the fire.
This is the second brush fire to break out in the Daytona Beach area in the last week. According to data from the Florida Forest Service there are 82 active wildfire burning across the state of Florida, and over 3,600 acres burned.
