West Marsh Fire
The West Marsh Fire burned 1,304 acres in Florida, in 2010. MTBS dates its ignition to January 21, 2010.
- Size
- 1,304 acres
- Ignition
- January 21, 2010
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,304 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 29.086, -81.448.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,304 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- January 21, 2010
- State
- Florida
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- FL2908608144820100121
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Note on the perimeter
- A pre-fire image used as perimeter image to compare pre and post burn conditions.
Other large fires in Florida in 201012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Forks (5) Fire | 13,000 | Dec 26, 2010 | Human |
| Loxburn 5 Fire | 5,758 | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| Bombing Range Nine 21 Fire | 3,111 | Oct 18, 2010 | Human |
| East Marsh Fire | 2,922 | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| Burnt Island Fire | 2,616 | Dec 21, 2010 | Human |
| Normandy Fire | 2,258 | Dec 16, 2010 | Human |
| Coyote Fire | 1,620 | Jul 25, 2010 | Natural |
| Pepper Fire | 1,538 | Jul 15, 2010 | Natural |
| Compartment D Fire | 1,430 | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| Speedway Two Fire | 1,400 | Feb 17, 2010 | Human |
| Unit 103 Fire | 1,356 | Jul 10, 2010 | |
| Salt Springs 16 Fire | 1,221 | Jun 28, 2010 | 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. 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.