Area 6 North Fire
The Area 6 North Fire was reported on January 26, 2021 in Polk County, Florida and burned 3,378 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,378 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 26, 2021
- Personnel
- 13
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 26, 2021 at 10:30 PM EST, 3,378 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 27.687, -81.265.
The incident
- Size
- 3,378 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 26, 2021 at 3:30 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- East of Avon Park, FL. North central area of Avon Park Air Force Range lands
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Avon Park
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-FLAPQ-210001
- IRWIN identifier
- A92932FB-9F0D-47E6-9B25-83B4CA3A1442
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Avon Park, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Avon Park, FL16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Frostproof, FL17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sebring, FL17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Babson Park, FL19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crooked Lake Park, FL22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Wales, FL25 miles northwest 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 April 2, 2021 at 1:48 PM EDT. Identifier 2021-FLAPQ-210001.