Big Tree Fire
The Big Tree Fire was reported on October 16, 2015 in Lawrence County, Alabama and burned 2,003 acres. It was declared out on November 17, 2015.
- Size
- 2,003 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 16, 2015
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.334, -87.434.
The incident
- Size
- 2,003 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 16, 2015 at 4:14 PM CDT
- Contained
- November 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- November 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- November 17, 2015 at 6:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Wilderness Fire
- County
- Lawrence County
- State
- Alabama
- Nearest city reported
- Mt. Hope
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $593,240
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-ALALF-150108
- IRWIN identifier
- E309C7BC-80C2-4249-ABBA-0B4C0E151882
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Littleville, AL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Littleville, AL10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Moulton, AL13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Haleyville, AL13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Double Springs, AL13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Phil Campbell, AL16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Bear Creek, AL16 miles west of the fire’s origin
Alabama 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 November 19, 2015 at 2:09 PM CST. Identifier 2015-ALALF-150108.