Windmill Fire
The Windmill Fire was reported on May 31, 2021 in Collier County, Florida and burned 1,065 acres. It was declared out on July 16, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,065 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 11:13 AM EDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.963, -81.216.
The incident
- Size
- 1,065 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2021 at 11:13 AM EDT
- Contained
- June 14, 2021 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- July 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 10 miles NE of Everglades City, FL
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-FLBCP-000476
- IRWIN identifier
- 9164DCC9-A5AB-477A-83A9-8C97F19B973A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ave Maria, 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 October 15, 2021 at 12:48 PM EDT. Identifier 2021-FLBCP-000476.