Blackpoint Fire
The Blackpoint Fire was reported on April 21, 2017 in Brevard County, Florida and burned 4,738 acres. It was declared out on June 9, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,738 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 21, 2017
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 28.675, -80.742.
The incident
- Size
- 4,738 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 21, 2017 at 3:26 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 29, 2017 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- June 1, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- June 9, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles East of Titusville, Florida on Merritt Island NWR
- County
- Brevard County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Titusville
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $90,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-FLMIR-2017018
- IRWIN identifier
- B5D0653B-6267-4E27-9AED-57AB87648E87
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Titusville, 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 July 11, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT. Identifier 2017-FLMIR-2017018.