Sandy Fire
The Sandy Fire was reported on May 24, 2025 in Monroe County, Florida and burned 6,656 acres. It was fully contained on June 5, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,656 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 24, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
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 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM EDT, 6,667 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.697, -81.012.
The incident
- Size
- 6,656 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- July 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 Miles SE of Everglades City
- County
- Monroe County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest city reported
- Ochopee
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,220,801
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-FLBCP-001596
- IRWIN identifier
- 0392E555-DBE8-40F1-A954-3DB5341E0D11
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 28, 2025 (3,517 acres) to August 26, 2025 (6,667 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,742 acres, mapped May 31, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | 3,517 | |
| May 30, 2025 | 3,914 | +397 |
| May 31, 2025 | 6,656 | +2,742 |
| August 26, 2025 | 6,667 | +11 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for The Hammocks, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- The Hammocks, FL35 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Kendall West, FL36 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Country Walk, FL36 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Richmond West, FL37 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Homestead, FL37 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Florida City, FL37 miles southeast 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 August 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLBCP-001596.