Unit 3-04-1W Fire
The Unit 3-04-1W Fire burned 6,018 acres in Louisiana, in 2004. It was discovered on August 14, 2004, and contained on August 16, 2004. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 6,018 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 2004
- Contained
- August 16, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 5,966 acres. Point of origin as reported, 29.953, -93.459.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,018 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 5,966 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 2004, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 16, 2004, 5:00 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
- MTBS fire identifier
- LA2995509356220040814
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2004LASBRBB0G
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Louisiana in 20046
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5-03-4W Fire | 2,233 | Jul 22, 2004 | Natural |
| Unit 5 03 4 W Fire | 2,070 | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| Boat House Fire | 1,700 | Aug 30, 2004 | Natural |
| 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
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.