Burnout Fire
The Burnout Fire burned 27,000 acres in Florida, in 1999. It was discovered on May 25, 1999, and contained on May 25, 1999. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 27,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 25, 1999
- Contained
- May 25, 1999
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.334, -80.817.
The record
- Reported final size
- 27,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 25, 1999, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- May 25, 1999, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Seminole Tribe
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-373754
Other large fires in Florida in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Fire | 158,000 | Apr 19, 1999 | Human |
| Friendly Fire | 69,060 | May 21, 1999 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,924 | Jan 16, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,507 | Feb 17, 1999 | |
| Max Fish Camp Fire | 10,000 | May 18, 1999 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,797 | Feb 17, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,417 | Aug 1, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,407 | Mar 5, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,948 | Feb 1, 1999 | |
| Cow House Fire | 6,675 | Apr 15, 1999 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,000 | Mar 14, 1999 | |
| FAKPF#1 Fire | 5,000 | Dec 27, 1999 |
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.