Interceptor Fire
The Interceptor Fire was reported on March 28, 2022 in Hendry County, Florida and burned 3,950 acres. It was declared out on June 24, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,950 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 28, 2022
- Personnel
- 86
Map
Perimeter mapped August 3, 2022 at 10:26 AM EDT, 3,950 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 26.326, -80.998.
The incident
- Size
- 3,950 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 28, 2022 at 10:06 AM EDT
- Contained
- April 10, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- June 24, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 21 miles ESE of Immokalee FL in Seminole Tribe of FL, BIg Cypress Community
- County
- Hendry County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Clewiston
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 86
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-FLSEA-000494
- IRWIN identifier
- 07627D47-33EE-40C9-8773-DF8DDCF4D748
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Montura, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 August 19, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT. Identifier 2022-FLSEA-000494.