West Marsh Fire
The West Marsh Fire was reported on July 4, 2024 in Volusia County, Florida and burned 1,600 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2024
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped October 31, 2024 at 1:21 PM EDT, 10 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 29.068, -81.450.
The incident
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2024 at 6:41 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- West Marsh, South of Tick Island
- County
- Volusia County
- State
- Florida
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-FLLWR-002001
- IRWIN identifier
- A1129305-3AC7-4F8C-8D60-791BF59405EA
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, FL4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- De Leon Springs, FL7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West DeLand, FL8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Astor, FL8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North DeLand, FL9 miles east 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 October 31, 2024 at 1:21 PM EDT. Identifier 2024-FLLWR-002001.