Radar Fire
The Radar Fire was reported on February 20, 2024 in Polk County, Florida and burned 1,300 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 20, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 27.711, -81.964.
The incident
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8560 Fort Green Road, Fort Meade, Polk
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- LITHIA
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-FLFLS-241400096
- IRWIN identifier
- 8918779B-11B1-4D7A-AACB-1F7E20A9E9AB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bradley Junction, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bradley Junction, FL6 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Bowling Green, FL10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Meade, FL10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Mulberry, FL13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fuller Heights, FL14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Willow Oak, FL15 miles north 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 March 1, 2024 at 11:05 PM EST. Identifier 2024-FLFLS-241400096.