Wah Fire
The Wah Fire burned 1,425 acres in Florida, in 2012. It was discovered on July 6, 2012, and contained on July 8, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,425 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2012
- Contained
- July 8, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.076, -81.430.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,425 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2012
- Contained
- July 8, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Florida
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2012FLLWRG02P
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
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.