Wildfires of 2009

Unreachable FIRE-0138 Fire

2009Charlotte County, FloridaWildfire

The Unreachable FIRE-0138 Fire burned 1,865 acres in Charlotte County, Florida, in 2009. It was discovered on February 22, 2009, and contained on February 22, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,865 acres
Discovered
February 22, 2009
Contained
February 22, 2009
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 27.026, -81.570.

The record

Reported final size
1,865 acres
Discovered
February 22, 2009, 12:30 p.m. local time
Contained
February 22, 2009, 6:09 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Florida
County
Charlotte County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Florida Forest Service
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2009-FLFLS2009150138

Other large fires in Florida in 200912

FireAcresStartCause
Juniper Springs Fire10,022Mar 10, 2009Human
Hells Bay Fire6,175May 25, 2009Natural
Orlando-Volusia Complex4,500May 10, 2009Human
Unnamed Fire3,595Aug 6, 2009
Mid Night Fire2,865Jun 11, 2009Natural
Unnamed Fire2,823Feb 17, 2009
Unnamed Fire2,578Feb 23, 2009
Unnamed Fire2,572Jun 22, 2009
Bent Gate Fire2,500Mar 9, 2009Human
Unnamed Fire2,357Jul 28, 2009
Monroe Station Fire2,208Jan 30, 2009Human
Unnamed Fire2,193Jan 11, 2009

Every fire of 2009 Florida fire history

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.