Triangle Fire
The Triangle Fire burned 1,662 acres in Brevard County, Florida, in 2013. It was discovered on April 18, 2013, and contained on April 25, 2013.
- Size
- 1,662 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 2013
- Contained
- April 25, 2013
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 28.658, -80.713.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,662 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 2013, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 25, 2013, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Florida
- County
- Brevard County
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2013FLMIRHEL1
Other large fires in Florida in 201311
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckabee Fire | 20,300 | Mar 29, 2013 | Human |
| Holey Land 1 Fire | 9,200 | May 13, 2013 | Natural |
| Low Key Fire | 5,100 | Mar 5, 2013 | Human |
| Center Fire | 2,349 | Apr 1, 2013 | Natural |
| Hopkins Prairie Fire | 1,918 | Mar 2, 2013 | Human |
| Texas Block (05) Nov Fire | 1,300 | Dec 5, 2013 | Human |
| 328 Ffs Fire | 1,244 | Apr 3, 2013 | Natural |
| Durrance Fire | 1,118 | Mar 2, 2013 | Human |
| May Day Fire | 900 | May 1, 2013 | Human |
| Buck #1 Fire | 819 | Jan 29, 2013 | Human |
| South Road Fire | 777 | Mar 29, 2013 | 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.