Eureka Palm Fire
The Eureka Palm Fire burned 5,304 acres in Florida, in 2006. It was discovered on April 21, 2006, and contained on May 16, 2006. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 5,304 acres
- Discovered
- April 21, 2006
- Contained
- May 16, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,672 acres. Point of origin as reported, 28.451, -80.839.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,304 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,672 acres
- Discovered
- April 21, 2006, 2:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 16, 2006, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- FL2843508085520060421
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2006FLSJRCH8X
- Note on the perimeter
- Wet Grassland and Upland Evergreen
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Florida in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Heat Fire | 49,500 | Jun 2, 2006 | Natural |
| Berg Fire | 29,250 | May 9, 2006 | Natural |
| The Deerfly Fire | 16,000 | Jun 20, 2006 | Natural |
| 4 Track Fire | 13,700 | May 7, 2006 | Human |
| Airboat Fire | 12,440 | Jun 20, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,042 | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 11,771 | Dec 19, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,548 | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,704 | Mar 4, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,373 | Jan 25, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,043 | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| Memorial Day Fire | 8,000 | May 29, 2006 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.