Bayou LaCroix Fire
The Bayou LaCroix Fire was reported on February 20, 2015 in Hancock County, Mississippi and burned 1,178 acres. It was declared out on February 26, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,178 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 20, 2015
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.335, -89.473.
The incident
- Size
- 1,178 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 20, 2015 at 12:15 PM CST
- Contained
- February 24, 2015 at 2:30 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Hancock County
- State
- Mississippi
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Estimated cost to date
- $18,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MSMSS-SED005
- IRWIN identifier
- 92F745C4-A6B3-4597-BC33-0CE67787D4E5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kiln, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Kiln, MS6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Waveland, MS7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Diamondhead, MS8 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bay Saint Louis, MS9 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Pearlington, MS10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- De Lisle, MS13 miles east of the fire’s origin
Mississippi wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 9, 2015 at 1:40 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-MSMSS-SED005.