Buzzard Fire
The Buzzard Fire was reported on April 10, 2018 in Collier County, Florida and burned 62,404 acres. It was declared out on July 18, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 62,404 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2018
- Personnel
- 89
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 26.010, -80.900.
The incident
- Size
- 62,404 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2018 at 3:43 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- June 15, 2018 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- July 18, 2018 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Raccoon Pt 11 Miles N of US 41 MM 50
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 89
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,419,127
- Part of
- Avian Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-FLBCP-018027
- IRWIN identifier
- B744A34B-48EF-4222-AE20-7BDF7DD74EFB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weston, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Weston, FL32 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Southwest Ranches, FL35 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Kendall West, FL35 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Palm Springs North, FL36 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sunshine Ranches, FL36 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Tamiami, FL36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 18, 2018 at 3:53 PM EDT. Identifier 2018-FLBCP-018027.