Turner River Fire
The Turner River Fire was reported on March 14, 2021 in Collier County, Florida and burned 6,245 acres. It was declared out on April 8, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,245 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2021
- Personnel
- 95
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 11:13 AM EDT, 6,112 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 25.959, -81.266.
The incident
- Size
- 6,245 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2021 at 4:33 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 8, 2021 at 5:30 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 8, 2021 at 5:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- North of US41, West of Turner River Rd, South of Wagon Wheel, East of Birdon Rd
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 95
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $669,963
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-FLBCP-000267
- IRWIN identifier
- 0D0B573E-97F6-4B1D-8BAD-7C9B079C1A75
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Verona Walk, 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 May 6, 2021 at 4:18 PM EDT. Identifier 2021-FLBCP-000267.