UNIT6-04-1 Fire
The UNIT6-04-1 Fire burned 1,400 acres in Louisiana, in 2003. It was discovered on December 17, 2003, and contained on December 18, 2003. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,400 acres
- Discovered
- December 17, 2003
- Contained
- December 18, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.940, -93.666.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,400 acres
- Discovered
- December 17, 2003, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- December 18, 2003, 8:00 a.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-2003LASBRAZL9
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 | |
| OS5 Fire | 3,492 | Aug 19, 2003 | Natural |
| 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 |
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.