Moonfish Fire
The Moonfish Fire was reported on May 7, 2020 in Monroe County, Florida and burned 25,834 acres. It was declared out on May 26, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 25,834 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 7, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 11:13 AM EDT, 25,855 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.747, -80.881.
The incident
- Size
- 25,834 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 7, 2020 at 3:51 AM EDT
- Contained
- May 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- May 26, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- May 26, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment
- Location
- SE corner of the Preserve
- County
- Monroe County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-FLBCP-020023
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B83B5A8-950A-411B-9A7D-19BFC1C199FC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kendall West, FL covers the area today.
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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 August 3, 2020 at 2:17 PM EDT. Identifier 2020-FLBCP-020023.