Sandy Fire
The Sandy Fire was reported on May 1, 2023 in Collier County, Florida and burned 19,814 acres. It was declared out on June 9, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 19,814 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 1, 2023
- Personnel
- 157
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped August 14, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT, 19,830 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.930, -81.035.
The incident
- Size
- 19,814 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 1, 2023 at 3:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- May 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- June 9, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT
- Declared out
- June 9, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 Miles NNE of Carestown FL
- County
- Collier County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 157
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-FLBCP-001520
- IRWIN identifier
- BB51FC6F-EBB0-4CAB-A361-B5AFC73C3625
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 14, 2023 (19,814 acres) to August 14, 2023 (19,830 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,871 acres, mapped August 14, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2023 | 19,814 | |
| June 8, 2023 | 17,958 | -1,856 |
| August 14, 2023 | 19,830 | +1,872 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ave Maria, 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 June 9, 2023 at 7:36 PM EDT. Identifier 2023-FLBCP-001520.