Gator Fire
The Gator Fire burned 6,000 acres in Broward County, Florida, in 2004. It was discovered on May 29, 2004, and contained on June 3, 2004. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 6,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 29, 2004
- Contained
- June 3, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.139, -80.610.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 29, 2004, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- June 3, 2004, 10:38 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Florida
- County
- Broward County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Florida Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2004FLFLS2004180171
Other large fires in Florida in 200412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impassable One Fire | 34,660 | Mar 7, 2004 | Human |
| East Fork Fire | 26,279 | Apr 5, 2004 | Human |
| The Miccosukee Fire | 20,200 | Jul 7, 2004 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 18,572 | Feb 22, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,401 | Feb 23, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,515 | Feb 23, 2004 | |
| Rottonberg Fire | 8,000 | Apr 25, 2004 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,664 | Jan 14, 2004 | |
| East Fire | 7,600 | Jun 25, 2004 | Natural |
| Deeplakerx Fire | 6,938 | Jan 22, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,530 | Mar 2, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,799 | Feb 23, 2004 |
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.