Big Creek Fire
The Big Creek Fire burned 1,295 acres in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, in 2010. It was discovered on October 2, 2010, and contained on October 2, 2010. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,295 acres
- Discovered
- October 2, 2010
- Contained
- October 2, 2010
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.067, -92.017.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,295 acres
- Discovered
- October 2, 2010, 11:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- October 2, 2010, 8:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Louisiana
- County
- Vernon Parish
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Kisatchie National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1491348
Other large fires in Louisiana in 20106
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cicada Fire | 6,259 | Aug 23, 2010 | Natural |
| Wrangler Fire | 4,363 | Oct 13, 2010 | Natural |
| Miami Fire | 2,000 | Jun 20, 2010 | Natural |
| Camp Claiborne Fire | 1,633 | Mar 14, 2010 | Human |
| Mosquito Fire | 1,421 | Jul 26, 2010 | Natural |
| Range 40 Fire | 600 | Oct 1, 2010 | 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.