Wildfire, Collier
- When
- April 9, 12:00 PM EST to April 13, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Collier County, 2 mi S of Golden Gate
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Florida, April 9 to 13, 2000
A wildfire initiated by arson, burned 15,600 acres causing intermittent closing of schools and roads, and the evacuation of some residences. Four homes, three mobile homes and two semi-tractor trailer trucks were destroyed along with several small hunting camps.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A wildfire initiated by arson, burned 15,600 acres causing intermittent closing of schools and roads, and the evacuation of some residences. Four homes, three mobile homes and two semi-tractor trailer trucks were destroyed along with several small hunting camps. The total cost of the fire, including firefighting, was around $1 million.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New York, April 9, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, April 9, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, April 9 to 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, April 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, April 9, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2000
More
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5137874.