WCA2A Fire
The WCA2A Fire burned 2,000 acres in Florida, in 2001. It was discovered on May 29, 2001, and contained on May 31, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 29, 2001
- Contained
- May 31, 2001
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.434, -80.412.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 29, 2001, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 31, 2001, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Arthur R. Marshall/Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2001FLLXR4056
Other large fires in Florida in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 57,200 | May 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Uncle Joe's Command Fire | 38,100 | Feb 5, 2001 | Human |
| Markham Park Fire | 25,000 | Jun 17, 2001 | Natural |
| Bearisland Fire | 24,315 | May 16, 2001 | Human |
| Mallory Swamp Fire | 20,000 | May 15, 2001 | Natural |
| Park Fire | 17,000 | Apr 15, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 14,700 | Jun 5, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,000 | Jun 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Littlecezr Fire | 11,760 | Apr 23, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,500 | Feb 25, 2001 | Human |
| Stagecoach Complex | 10,119 | Feb 15, 2001 | Human |
| Section 3 Fire | 9,009 | Jun 25, 2001 | 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.