Southline Fire
The Southline Fire burned 11,210 acres in Louisiana, in 1992. It was discovered on October 14, 1992, and contained on October 16, 1992. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 11,210 acres
- Discovered
- October 14, 1992
- Contained
- October 16, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.835, -93.500.
The record
- Reported final size
- 11,210 acres
- Discovered
- October 14, 1992, 2:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 16, 1992, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- 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-1992LASBR4440
Other large fires in Louisiana in 19925
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crain Fire | 3,500 | Aug 31, 1992 | |
| 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.