Square Fire
The Square Fire was reported on May 10, 2015 in Collier County, Florida and burned 8,800 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 10, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 26.195, -81.093.
The incident
- Size
- 8,800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 10, 2015 at 6:13 PM EDT
- Contained
- July 1, 2015 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- July 2, 2015 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2015 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-FLBCP-015037
- IRWIN identifier
- 32235EA2-5573-4505-B8D6-45AA95CAAE0E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ave Maria, FL covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 28, 2016 at 4:34 PM EDT. Identifier 2015-FLBCP-015037.