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Black Bird Ranch (14)

DeSoto, FL · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 750 acres in DeSoto before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

750

Acres Burned

134

Days Burning

Jun 30, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 1 / 750 acresAug 11 / 750 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

9 public land units within 75 miles

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J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

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Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Black Bird Ranch (14) update: 750 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 6

Per interagency perimeter data, the Black Bird Ranch (14) containment moved from 90% to 100%.

IRWIN

Black Bird Ranch (14) update: 750 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Black Bird Ranch (14) containment moved from 70% to 90%.

IRWIN

Black Bird Ranch (14) mapped at 750 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Black Bird Ranch (14) at 750 acres, 70% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 30Now

134 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 9d77cadc-8da9-4c86-ab7a-3c16a6972bb4

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