Monroe South Fire
The Monroe South Fire burned 1,220 acres in Florida, in 2012. It was discovered on August 20, 2012, and contained on August 21, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Discovered
- August 20, 2012
- Contained
- August 21, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,221 acres, mapped by differential gps. Point of origin as reported, 25.855, -81.113.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,220 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,221 acres
- Discovered
- August 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 21, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- 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-000042
- Fire occurrence record
- W-644422
- 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
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Fire | 34,936 | Apr 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Cinco De Mayo Fire | 10,658 | May 5, 2012 | Human |
| West Holey Lands Fire | 8,100 | May 14, 2012 | Natural |
| Deep Lake Fire | 8,011 | Mar 7, 2012 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,959 | May 12, 2012 | |
| Alley 37 North ( 06 ) Fire | 5,100 | Jul 8, 2012 | Natural |
| Yankee Fire | 2,614 | Jan 8, 2012 | Human |
| Snake Road Fire | 2,240 | Jul 4, 2012 | Natural |
| Deer Hammock Fire | 2,100 | Jul 3, 2012 | Natural |
| The 1475 Fire | 2,088 | May 25, 2012 | Human |
| Baldwin Bay 2 (16) Fire | 1,803 | Mar 19, 2012 | Natural |
| No Go Fire | 1,712 | Feb 23, 2012 | Natural |
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.