Wildfires of 2003

Unnamed Fire

2003Okaloosa County, FloridaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 4,900 acres in Okaloosa County, Florida, in 2003. It was discovered on May 1, 2003, and contained on May 5, 2003. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
4,900 acres
Discovered
May 1, 2003
Contained
May 5, 2003
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 30.483, -86.800.

The record

Reported final size
4,900 acres
Discovered
May 1, 2003, 12:00 p.m. local time
Contained
May 5, 2003, 8:30 a.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Florida
County
Okaloosa County
Reporting unit
Eglin Air Force Base
Agency
Department of Defense
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
ICS209_2003_FL-EAQ-03002

Other large fires in Florida in 200312

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire3,886Mar 24, 2003
Unnamed Fire3,841Dec 11, 2003
The Refuge Fire3,700Jun 13, 2003Human
The Alley Fire3,600May 19, 2003Natural
South Marsh 1 Fire2,965May 17, 2003Natural
Unnamed Fire2,827May 11, 2003
Unnamed Fire2,814Jul 22, 2003
Ne Unit 4 Fire2,337Jun 9, 2003
The Friday 2 Fire2,300Jul 25, 2003Natural
Ghosttown Fire2,161Aug 18, 2003Natural
Unnamed Fire1,992Nov 27, 2003
Unnamed Fire1,979Nov 27, 2003

Every fire of 2003 Florida fire history

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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.