| Honey Prairie Fire | |
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 Satellite image of the Honey Prairie Fire. | |
| Date(s) | April 30, 2011 (2011-04-30) – April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16) |
| Location | Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 30°43′48″N 82°22′08″W / 30.73°N 82.369°W / 30.73; -82.369 |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 309,200 acres (1,251 km) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
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The Honey Prairie Fire was a 2011 wildfire that burned 309,200 acres (1,251 km) of primarily scrub and brush in the Okefenokee Swamp of southern Georgia. Because fire restores the prairie ecosystem, fire managers in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge allowed the fire to burn. Fire fighters worked to preserve structures and keep the fire within the refuge rather than contain the flames.
Lightning started the fire on April 28, and by 6 p.m. on May 8, about 61,822 acres (250.18 km) had burned. Most of the fire had burned by late July. By the time the fire was officially declared out on April 16, 2012, it had burned a total of 309,200 acres (1,251 km).
References
- "InciWeb: Honey Prairie Complex". InciWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Honey Prairie Fire, Georgia". NASA. 10 May 2011.
- Burt, Christopher C. (28 July 2011). "The Great Okefenokee Swamp Fire of 2011". Wunderground. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Honey Prairie Fire Declared Out" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.