Bombing Range 3 Fire
The Bombing Range 3 Fire was reported on March 1, 2023 in Marion County, Florida and burned 2,755 acres. It was declared out on May 30, 2023.
- Size
- 2,755 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2023
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped August 6, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT, 3 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 29.115, -81.717.
The incident
- Size
- 2,755 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2023 at 2:37 PM EST
- Contained
- March 23, 2023 at 3:30 PM EDT
- Controlled
- May 30, 2023 at 2:50 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 30, 2023 at 2:50 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Pinecastle Bombing Range
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-FLFNF-000817
- IRWIN identifier
- A07B2DC9-DD48-4EED-A9FD-03951A4EB3E9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Astor, 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 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM EDT. Identifier 2023-FLFNF-000817.