Lost Lake Fire
The Lost Lake Fire burned 1,826 acres in Lafayette County, Mississippi, in 2001. It was discovered on February 7, 2001, and contained on February 10, 2001. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,826 acres
- Discovered
- February 7, 2001
- Contained
- February 10, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.483, -89.383.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,826 acres
- Discovered
- February 7, 2001, 10:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- February 10, 2001, 10:58 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Mississippi
- County
- Lafayette County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- National Forests in Mississippi
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-370905
Other large fires in Mississippi in 20014
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Fire | 2,442 | May 23, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,560 | Jan 23, 2001 | |
| Cpt O 02 Fire | 1,426 | Nov 9, 2001 | |
| Cpt G 06 Fire | 1,094 | Jun 18, 2001 |
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.