Squirrel Island Command Fire
The Squirrel Island Command Fire burned 1,450 acres in Glades County, Florida, in 2000. It was discovered on May 14, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,450 acres
- Discovered
- May 14, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 27.030, -81.390.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,450 acres
- Discovered
- May 14, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- County
- Glades County
- Reporting unit
- Florida Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- TFS_FL_90838
Other large fires in Florida in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49DOF68TH Fire | 16,500 | Apr 8, 2000 | Human |
| Merritt Fire | 15,627 | Apr 13, 2000 | Human |
| Holeyland Fire | 14,000 | May 27, 2000 | Human |
| Alley Fire | 8,000 | Jan 12, 2000 | |
| Long Bay Fire | 6,679 | May 4, 2000 | Human |
| Benton Fire | 6,179 | Mar 4, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,921 | Jan 16, 2000 | |
| Flowers (Carlton Reserve) Fire | 5,837 | May 14, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,737 | Feb 9, 2000 | |
| 41SOUTH Fire | 4,500 | Dec 7, 2000 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,200 | Jun 24, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,100 | Feb 24, 2000 | Human |
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.