The Honey Prairie Fire was a 2011 wildfire that burned 309,200 acres (1,251 km2) of primarily scrub and brush in the Okefenokee Swamp of southern Georgia.
[2] Because fire restores the prairie ecosystem, fire managers in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge allowed the fire to burn.
[2] Lightning started the fire on April 28, and by 6 p.m. on May 8, about 61,822 acres (250.18 km2) had burned.
[2] Most of the fire had burned by late July.
[3] By the time the fire was officially declared out on April 16, 2012, it had burned a total of 309,200 acres (1,251 km2).