Melbourne Complex
The Melbourne Complex was reported on June 5, 2024 in Polk County, Florida and burned 1,500 acres. It is 20 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 20%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.777, -81.286.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 20%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- River Ranch, Polk
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- RIVER RANCH
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-FLFLS-241400329
- IRWIN identifier
- DE6599D0-2365-42E4-8C82-9A3E925FFC38
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Babson Park, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Babson Park, FL15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Frostproof, FL15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Avon Park, FL18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Crooked Lake Park, FL19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lake Wales, FL20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sebring, FL22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Florida wildfires today Wildfires of 2024 All current fires
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 8, 2024 at 1:36 PM EDT. Identifier 2024-FLFLS-241400329.