Midnight Fire
The Midnight Fire was reported on July 6, 2016 in Volusia County, Florida and burned 5,420 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,420 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2016
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 29.066, -81.413.
The incident
- Size
- 5,420 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2016 at 11:59 PM EDT
- Contained
- July 14, 2016 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- July 22, 2016 at 9:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2016 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Volusia County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- De Leon Springs
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $40,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-FLLWR-2016023
- IRWIN identifier
- AEA6D224-57E9-4805-93EC-C119F943EF23
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- De Leon Springs, FL5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West DeLand, FL6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North DeLand, FL7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- DeLand, FL7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- De Land Southwest, FL7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 5, 2016 at 11:42 AM EDT. Identifier 2016-FLLWR-2016023.