Rottonberg Fire
The Rottonberg Fire burned 3,000 acres in Florida, in 2004. It was discovered on April 27, 2004, and contained on April 28, 2004. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 27, 2004
- Contained
- April 28, 2004
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.350, -80.867.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 27, 2004, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 28, 2004, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Seminole Tribe
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-373868
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 | |
| Gator Fire | 6,000 | May 29, 2004 | 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.