Crain Fire
The Crain Fire burned 3,500 acres in Louisiana, in 1992. It was discovered on August 31, 1992, and contained on September 1, 1992.
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 1992
- Contained
- September 1, 1992
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.850, -93.750.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 1992, 9:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- September 1, 1992, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Louisiana
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1992LASBR4401
Other large fires in Louisiana in 19925
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southline Fire | 11,210 | Oct 14, 1992 | Human |
| Hunter Fire | 2,880 | Nov 9, 1992 | Human |
| Texaco Fire | 2,600 | Aug 10, 1992 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,538 | Sep 1, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,422 | Oct 3, 1992 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.