Curlew Fire
The Curlew Fire was reported on May 2, 2018 in Monroe County, Florida and burned 8,366 acres. It was declared out on June 5, 2018.
- Size
- 8,366 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2018
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 25.730, -81.040.
The incident
- Size
- 8,366 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2018 at 12:30 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 5, 2018 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- June 5, 2018 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- Near boundary of Big Cypress and Everglades in the stairstep
- County
- Monroe County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Part of
- Avian Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-FLBCP-018032
- IRWIN identifier
- BD13EC21-29C5-4372-84DF-6D7AAECAEF14
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for The Hammocks, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- The Hammocks, FL37 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Kendall West, FL37 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Country Walk, FL38 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Richmond West, FL39 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Homestead, FL39 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kendale Lakes, FL39 miles east 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 June 26, 2018 at 4:51 PM EDT. Identifier 2018-FLBCP-018032.