Rock Pond Fire
The Rock Pond Fire was reported on August 19, 2023 in Liberty County, Florida and burned 2,086 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,086 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped February 26, 2024 at 10:10 AM EST, 2,088 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.203, -84.941.
The incident
- Size
- 2,086 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2023 at 5:32 PM EDT
- Contained
- September 5, 2023 at 7:30 AM EDT
- Controlled
- October 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Burn Unit 31
- County
- Liberty County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Bristol
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,355,922
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-FLFNF-002639
- IRWIN identifier
- 5E241B2E-0F1C-404B-8653-7B843D35B0A1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 22, 2023 (206 acres) to February 26, 2024 (2,088 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,523 acres, mapped August 25, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2023 | 206 | |
| August 25, 2023 | 1,728 | +1,522 |
| August 26, 2023 | 2,084 | +356 |
| February 26, 2024 | 2,088 | +4 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hosford, 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 November 16, 2023 at 3:34 PM EST. Identifier 2023-FLFNF-002639.