Major Fire
The Major Fire was reported on April 27, 2023 in Marion County, Florida and burned 4,952 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,952 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 27, 2023
- Personnel
- 61
Map
Perimeter mapped February 5, 2024 at 12:07 PM EST, 4,952 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 29.230, -81.689.
The incident
- Size
- 4,952 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 27, 2023 at 2:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT
- Controlled
- September 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM EDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2023 at 5:20 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles NW of Astor, FL
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 61
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,444,964
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-FLFNF-001465
- IRWIN identifier
- 77447A00-4A3F-47EA-9002-C2D64FB78A8E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 21, 2023 (4,188 acres) to May 25, 2023 (4,952 acres). The largest one-day growth was 761 acres, mapped May 23, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2023 | 4,188 | |
| May 23, 2023 | 4,949 | +761 |
| May 25, 2023 | 4,952 | +3 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Astor, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Astor, FL11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Pierson, FL13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Crescent City, FL18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Umatilla, FL21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- De Leon Springs, FL22 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Silver Springs Shores, FL22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 September 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM EDT. Identifier 2023-FLFNF-001465.