N. Dexter Fire
The N. Dexter Fire burned 2,600 acres in Florida, in 1998. It was discovered on July 3, 1998, and contained on July 8, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,600 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 1998
- Contained
- July 8, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.100, -81.433.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,600 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 1998, 1:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 8, 1998, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1998FLLWR4736
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 |
| Holiday Fire | 24,602 | May 25, 1998 | Human |
| 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 |
Nearby
Sources
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.