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Potts (09)

Citrus, FL · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 318 acres in Citrus before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

318

Acres Burned

122

Days Burning

Jul 11, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 23 / 318 acresAug 11 / 318 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / FL

26 mi

SW

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / FL

26.5 mi

SW

Ocala National Game Refuge

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NCA / FL

38.9 mi

NE

Ocala National Forest

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National Forest / FL

40.2 mi

NE

Juniper Prairie Wilderness

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Wilderness / FL

42.7 mi

NE

Billies Bay Wilderness

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Wilderness / FL

45.1 mi

E

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

47.4 mi

W

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / FL

47.7 mi

W

Alexander Springs Wilderness

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Wilderness / FL

51.3 mi

E

Little Lake George Wilderness

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Wilderness / FL

51.9 mi

NE

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / FL

53.1 mi

E

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / FL

55.4 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

POTTS (09) mapped at 318 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 15

Interagency perimeter data shows the POTTS (09) at 318 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

POTTS (09) update: 318 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the POTTS (09) containment moved from 50% to 95%.

IRWIN

POTTS (09) mapped at 318 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the POTTS (09) at 318 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 11Now

122 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: 78c5135b-61a9-4289-8df5-2f00487e0bde

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