Wimico (19-5) Fire
The Wimico (19-5) Fire was reported on July 4, 2019 in Franklin County, Florida and burned 1,612 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,612 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2019
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 29.760, -85.099.
The incident
- Size
- 1,612 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2019 at 4:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- SOUTH OF LAKE WIMICO ON THE BOX-R RANCH IN FRANKLIN CO.
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,680
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-FLFLS-040465
- IRWIN identifier
- BD61106A-6CE7-4781-AF4E-4876095455D4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Apalachicola, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Apalachicola, FL7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Port Saint Joe, FL13 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eastpoint, FL13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Mexico Beach, FL23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Wewahitchka, FL25 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Carrabelle, FL27 miles east of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 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 8, 2019 at 5:10 PM EDT. Identifier 2019-FLFLS-040465.