Holiday Fire
The Holiday Fire burned 24,602 acres in Florida, in 1998. It was discovered on May 25, 1998, and contained on July 16, 1998. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 24,602 acres
- Discovered
- May 25, 1998
- Contained
- July 16, 1998
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 24,461 acres. Point of origin as reported, 30.165, -84.512.
The record
- Reported final size
- 24,602 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 24,461 acres
- Discovered
- May 25, 1998, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 16, 1998, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- National Forests in Florida
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- FLFNF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-330327
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 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 39,000 | Jun 20, 1998 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 26,900 | Jun 20, 1998 | Natural |
| Oak Fire | 20,100 | Jun 2, 1998 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,753 | Jun 15, 1998 | Human |
| 27 Fire | 10,700 | Aug 1, 1998 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,560 | Jun 19, 1998 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,240 | Jun 24, 1998 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,621 | Feb 19, 1998 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,145 | Jul 1, 1998 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,052 | Mar 23, 1998 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,000 | Jun 30, 1998 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,000 | May 16, 1998 | Human |
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.