West Mims Fire
The West Mims Fire was reported on April 6, 2017 in Baker County, Florida and burned 152,294 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 152,294 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.574, -82.323.
The incident
- Size
- 152,294 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- July 10, 2017 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- August 15, 2017 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- August 16, 2017 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 miles east of Fargo Georgia (Okefenokee NWR)
- County
- Baker County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Fargo
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-GAOKR-017006
- IRWIN identifier
- 87453074-023A-4569-8B5C-19CDA492F7A1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Macclenny, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Macclenny, FL23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hilliard, FL25 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Folkston, GA26 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Baldwin, FL28 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Callahan, FL29 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL31 miles east of the fire’s origin
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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 September 5, 2017 at 6:18 AM EDT. Identifier 2017-GAOKR-017006.