OS5 Fire
The OS5 Fire burned 3,492 acres in Louisiana, in 2003. It was discovered on August 19, 2003, and contained on August 24, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,492 acres
- Discovered
- August 19, 2003
- Contained
- August 24, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.920, -93.630.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,492 acres
- Discovered
- August 19, 2003, 1:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 24, 2003, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- 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-2003LASBRD483
Other large fires in Louisiana in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 11,423 | Jan 3, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,410 | Dec 5, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,869 | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,806 | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,401 | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| Unit 6 04 1 Fire | 3,871 | Dec 17, 2003 | |
| Os 5 Fire | 3,531 | Aug 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,110 | Oct 18, 2003 | |
| Unit 2-04-P Fire | 2,886 | Oct 16, 2003 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,851 | Jan 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,542 | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| G 4 G 5 Fire | 1,899 | Nov 21, 2003 |
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.