Honey Prairie Fire
The Honey Prairie Fire burned 309,200 acres in Georgia, in 2011. It was discovered on April 29, 2011, and contained on December 22, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 309,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 29, 2011
- Contained
- December 22, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 30.730, -82.369.
The record
- Reported final size
- 309,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 29, 2011, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- December 22, 2011, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Georgia
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Part of
- Honey Prairie Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2011GAOKRF25M
Other large fires in Georgia in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessom Community Fire | 22,246 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Sweat Farm Again Fire | 19,198 | Jun 15, 2011 | Human |
| Arabia Bay Fire | 12,485 | Mar 18, 2011 | Human |
| Racepond Fire | 7,948 | May 25, 2011 | |
| Elim Church Rd. Fire | 4,035 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Cravens Hammock Fire | 3,703 | Jun 15, 2011 | Natural |
| FY2011-CAMDEN-050 Fire | 2,500 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Crews Road Fire | 2,228 | Feb 28, 2011 | Human |
| GA-19 (Saw Fly Rd) Fire | 1,400 | Jun 14, 2011 | Human |
| Mosley Road Fire | 1,377 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Waverly Fire | 1,200 | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| Ga Shrimp Fire | 963 | Mar 13, 2011 | Human |
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.