Hinson Fire
The Hinson Fire was reported on April 5, 2024 in Lake County, Florida and burned 2,391 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,391 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped September 18, 2024 at 12:40 PM EDT, 2,352 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 29.051, -81.509.
The incident
- Size
- 2,391 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 5, 2024 at 1:42 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM EDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- August 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Alexander Springs Wilderness
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-FLFNF-001088
- IRWIN identifier
- A2CB74EF-DEFB-431D-9BB9-6FB8DADA3F47
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 8, 2024 (2,277 acres) to April 29, 2024 (2,352 acres). The largest one-day growth was 75 acres, mapped April 29, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2024 | 2,277 | |
| April 29, 2024 | 2,352 | +75 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Kathryn, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Kathryn, FL3 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Astor, FL8 miles north of the fire’s origin
- De Leon Springs, FL11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West DeLand, FL11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- De Land Southwest, FL12 miles east 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 18, 2024 at 12:40 PM EDT. Identifier 2024-FLFNF-001088.