Vilas Fire
The Vilas Fire was reported on March 26, 2020 in Liberty County, Florida and burned 7,498 acres. It was declared out on April 29, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,498 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2020
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeter mapped March 31, 2020 at 10:00 AM EDT, 7,498 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 30.221, -84.875.
The incident
- Size
- 7,498 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2020 at 12:20 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 1, 2020 at 5:30 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 29, 2020 at 9:53 AM EDT
- Declared out
- April 29, 2020 at 9:53 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause, Other, Unknown
- Location
- Vilas, FL
- County
- Liberty County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $325,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-FLFNF-000167
- IRWIN identifier
- 43C4C053-C258-4477-B0D1-6FC18243C85E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hosford, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hosford, FL12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Blountstown, FL19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Wewahitchka, FL21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Carrabelle, FL28 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Crawfordville, FL30 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Gretna, FL30 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 May 5, 2020 at 11:11 AM EDT. Identifier 2020-FLFNF-000167.