Chip (47) Fire
The Chip (47) Fire was reported on February 4, 2018 in Okeechobee County, Florida and burned 1,320 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,320 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 4, 2018
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 27.519, -81.190.
The incident
- Size
- 1,320 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 4, 2018 at 11:15 AM EST
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- AT THE END OF NW 285TH WAY, MICCO BLUFFS
- County
- Okeechobee County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,679
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-FLFLS-2018160085
- IRWIN identifier
- E790C976-0868-4D8E-8974-27F23C1FF904
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sebring, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sebring, FL15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lake Placid, FL19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Avon Park, FL20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Placid Lakes, FL23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Frostproof, FL26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Okeechobee, FL29 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 February 6, 2018 at 11:43 PM EST. Identifier 2018-FLFLS-2018160085.