St. Catherines Island Fire
The St. Catherines Island Fire was reported on June 11, 2022 in Liberty County, Georgia and burned 2,213 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,213 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped June 11, 2022 at 8:30 PM EDT, 2,213 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 31.647, -81.163.
The incident
- Size
- 2,213 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2022 at 3:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- St. Catherines Island is located 14 miles east of South Newport, GA
- County
- Liberty County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- St Catherine's Island
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $307,300
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-GAGAS-082202
- IRWIN identifier
- 0DB666B2-65A1-4F12-8C29-77B0F95B73A8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Riceboro, GA 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 July 5, 2022 at 10:32 AM EDT. Identifier 2022-GAGAS-082202.