Red Sparrow Fire
The Red Sparrow Fire was reported on June 27, 2021 in Palm Beach County, Florida and burned 7,700 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2021
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 26.399, -80.858.
The incident
- Size
- 7,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2021 at 12:12 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- NORTHSIDE OF ROTENBERGER BY THE L-5 AND THE PUMP STATION- BY BROWARD & WEST PALM
- County
- Palm Beach County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,052
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-FLFLS-180133
- IRWIN identifier
- 8BD11AB4-74C4-44E1-B4CB-D65C8C55F741
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for South Bay, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- South Bay, FL20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Belle Glade Camp, FL21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Montura, FL22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Belle Glade, FL23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Harlem, FL24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clewiston, FL25 miles north of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2021 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 October 29, 2021 at 8:12 AM EDT. Identifier 2021-FLFLS-180133.