Cowbell Fire
The Cowbell Fire was reported on March 30, 2017 in Collier County, Florida and burned 21,963 acres. It was declared out on July 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 21,963 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 30, 2017
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 26.221, -80.978.
The incident
- Size
- 21,963 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 30, 2017 at 4:01 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2017 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- July 3, 2017 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- July 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 miles northeast of Ochopee, FL
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-FLBCP-017033
- IRWIN identifier
- 5037E4B5-7D9E-4E4D-9E7A-3E2E6667AA0C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ave Maria, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ave Maria, FL30 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Montura, FL30 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Immokalee, FL30 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- South Bay, FL35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Belle Glade Camp, FL35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Harlem, FL36 miles north of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 July 5, 2017 at 10:04 AM EDT. Identifier 2017-FLBCP-017033.