Unit I Fire
The Unit I Fire burned 1,100 acres in Louisiana, in 2006. It was discovered on January 29, 2006, and contained on January 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- January 29, 2006
- Contained
- January 31, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.917, -92.884.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- January 29, 2006, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- January 31, 2006, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Louisiana
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2006LALCRCBT2
Other large fires in Louisiana in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 8,557 | Apr 9, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,080 | May 19, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,049 | May 19, 2006 | |
| Mollicy Warren Fire | 1,806 | Jan 2, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,417 | Apr 17, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,372 | Aug 16, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,263 | Apr 17, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Jun 27, 2006 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,178 | Mar 8, 2006 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,104 | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,052 | May 19, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,034 | Mar 24, 2006 |
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.