Wildfires of 2012

Deep Lake Fire

2012FloridaWildfire

The Deep Lake Fire burned 8,011 acres in Florida, in 2012. It was discovered on March 7, 2012, and contained on March 11, 2012. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
8,011 acres
Discovered
March 7, 2012
Contained
March 11, 2012
Cause
Human

Map

The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 8,017 acres, mapped by differential gps. Point of origin as reported, 26.039, -81.264.

The record

Reported final size
8,011 acres
Area inside the final perimeter
8,017 acres
Discovered
March 7, 2012, 2:30 p.m. local time
Contained
March 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Florida
Land ownership at origin
National Park Service
Reporting unit
Big Cypress National Preserve
Agency
National Park Service
Unit
FLBCP
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2012-FLBCP-000018
Fire occurrence record
W-633816
Perimeter map method
Differential GPS
Note on the perimeter
From WFMI

The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.

Other large fires in Florida in 201212

FireAcresStartCause
County Line Fire34,936Apr 5, 2012Natural
Cinco De Mayo Fire10,658May 5, 2012Human
West Holey Lands Fire8,100May 14, 2012Natural
Unnamed Fire5,959May 12, 2012
Alley 37 North ( 06 ) Fire5,100Jul 8, 2012Natural
Yankee Fire2,614Jan 8, 2012Human
Snake Road Fire2,240Jul 4, 2012Natural
Deer Hammock Fire2,100Jul 3, 2012Natural
The 1475 Fire2,088May 25, 2012Human
Baldwin Bay 2 (16) Fire1,803Mar 19, 2012Natural
No Go Fire1,712Feb 23, 2012Natural
Wah Fire1,425Jul 6, 2012Natural

Every fire of 2012 Florida fire history

Nearby

Sources

Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.