The Deerfly Fire
The Deerfly Fire burned 16,000 acres in Palm Beach County, Florida, in 2006. It was discovered on June 20, 2006, and contained on June 25, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 16,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 20, 2006
- Contained
- June 25, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.414, -80.455.
The record
- Reported final size
- 16,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 20, 2006, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 25, 2006, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- County
- Palm Beach County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Florida Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2006FLFLS2006180293
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 |
| 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 |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,257 | Feb 1, 2006 |
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.