The Heat Fire
The Heat Fire burned 49,500 acres in Broward County, Florida, in 2006. It was discovered on June 2, 2006, and contained on June 9, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 49,500 acres
- Discovered
- June 2, 2006
- Contained
- June 9, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.252, -80.580.
The record
- Reported final size
- 49,500 acres
- Discovered
- June 2, 2006, 5:54 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 9, 2006, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- 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-2006FLFLS2006180278
Other large fires in Florida in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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.