Wildfire in Inland Collier, Florida

Wildfire May 7, 2007 – May 20, 2007 · Inland Collier, Florida

$75K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning on May 7th sparked a wildfire in the Picayune Strand State Forest about 12 miles east of Naples. On May 8th, the fire damaged 3 homes in the Golden Gate Estates area and threatened 33 others.

The fire consumed 18,029 acres and occurred during extreme drought conditions during the winter and spring of 2007.

The wider storm

Lightning on May 3rd sparked a wildfire in the Picayune Strand State Forest about 12 miles east of Naples.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 36364. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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