Wildfires of 2003

Unit 2-04-P Fire

2003LouisianaWildfire

The Unit 2-04-P Fire burned 2,886 acres in Louisiana, in 2003. It was discovered on October 16, 2003, and contained on October 19, 2003. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
2,886 acres
Discovered
October 16, 2003
Contained
October 19, 2003
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.993, -93.566.

The record

Reported final size
2,886 acres
Discovered
October 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m. local time
Contained
October 19, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
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-2003LASBRAWW3

Other large fires in Louisiana in 200312

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire11,423Jan 3, 2003
Unnamed Fire7,410Dec 5, 2003
Unnamed Fire4,869Feb 4, 2003
Unnamed Fire4,806Nov 19, 2003
Unnamed Fire4,401Feb 4, 2003
Unit 6 04 1 Fire3,871Dec 17, 2003
Os 5 Fire3,531Aug 19, 2003
OS5 Fire3,492Aug 19, 2003Natural
Unnamed Fire3,110Oct 18, 2003
Unnamed Fire2,851Jan 19, 2003
Unnamed Fire2,542Feb 4, 2003
G 4 G 5 Fire1,899Nov 21, 2003

Every fire of 2003 Louisiana fire history

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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.