Rat Fire
The Rat Fire burned 1,585 acres in Florida, in 1992. It was discovered on March 18, 1992, and contained on March 19, 1992. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,585 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 1992
- Contained
- March 19, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,585 acres. Point of origin as reported, 25.967, -81.316.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,585 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,585 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 1992, 5:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 19, 1992, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- National Park Service
- Reporting unit
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Unit
- FLBCP
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 1992-FLBCP-000018
- Fire occurrence record
- W-228678
- Note on the perimeter
- From WFMI
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Florida in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 11,479 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,528 | Feb 14, 1992 | |
| Post Office Bay Fire | 7,400 | May 25, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,221 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,934 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,076 | Feb 14, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,050 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,998 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,518 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,285 | Mar 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,219 | Feb 14, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,942 | Mar 17, 1992 |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.