Boat House Fire
The Boat House Fire burned 1,700 acres in Louisiana, in 2004. It was discovered on August 30, 2004, and contained on August 31, 2004. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,700 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2004
- Contained
- August 31, 2004
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.823, -93.800.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,700 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2004, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 2004, 4:00 p.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-2004LASBRBD23
Other large fires in Louisiana in 20046
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 3-04-1W Fire | 6,018 | Aug 14, 2004 | Human |
| Unit 5-03-4W Fire | 2,233 | Jul 22, 2004 | Natural |
| Unit 5 03 4 W Fire | 2,070 | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,584 | Apr 19, 2004 | |
| Unit 7-04-1W Fire | 1,081 | Aug 30, 2004 | Natural |
| East Cove 05 Fire | 1,012 | Nov 7, 2004 | Human |
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.