Friendly Fire
199975,061 acresFlorida and Georgia
The Friendly Fire burned 75,061 acres, about 117 square miles, across 4 counties. It began on May 21, 1999.
Watch how it happenedFriendly Fire · 1999
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 1.5% | 1,105 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 50% | 37,727 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 31% | 23,080 |
| Not mappedcloud, shadow or water in the satellite images | 17% | 13,113 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 1% burned at moderate severity.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.
Where it burned
Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.
| Baker County | FL | 41,499 |
| Ware County | GA | 22,074 |
| Columbia County | FL | 11,379 |
| Clinch County | GA | 135 |
Other large fires in Florida and Georgia in 1999
- State Fire171,183 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.