Cocodrie Fire
The Cocodrie Fire burned 5,820 acres in Louisiana, in 2011. It was discovered on July 9, 2011, and contained on July 15, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 5,820 acres
- Discovered
- July 9, 2011
- Contained
- July 15, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.835, -93.513.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,820 acres
- Discovered
- July 9, 2011, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 15, 2011, 5:00 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-2011LASBRF6YR
Other large fires in Louisiana in 20117
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Fue Fire | 6,174 | Jul 2, 2011 | Natural |
| Tison Fire | 5,968 | May 16, 2011 | |
| TD13 Fire | 4,969 | Sep 2, 2011 | |
| Tourbe Fire | 2,133 | Jun 18, 2011 | Natural |
| Bad Romance Fire | 1,500 | Aug 24, 2011 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,047 | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| Release Fire | 902 | Sep 5, 2011 | 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.