2A South Fire
The 2A South Fire burned 2,000 acres in Florida, in 2009. It was discovered on June 3, 2009, and contained on June 5, 2009. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 3, 2009
- Contained
- June 5, 2009
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.361, -80.369.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 3, 2009, 3:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- June 5, 2009, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Arthur R. Marshall/Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2009FLLXRE0F1
Other large fires in Florida in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Springs Fire | 10,022 | Mar 10, 2009 | Human |
| Hells Bay Fire | 6,175 | May 25, 2009 | Natural |
| Orlando-Volusia Complex | 4,500 | May 10, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,595 | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| Mid Night Fire | 2,865 | Jun 11, 2009 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,823 | Feb 17, 2009 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,578 | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,572 | Jun 22, 2009 | |
| Bent Gate Fire | 2,500 | Mar 9, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,357 | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| Monroe Station Fire | 2,208 | Jan 30, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,193 | Jan 11, 2009 |
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.