Lafayette Fire
The Lafayette Fire was reported on August 13, 2015 in Natchitoches County, Louisiana and burned 1,858 acres. It was declared out on September 8, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,858 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2015
- Personnel
- 58
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.482, -93.016.
The incident
- Size
- 1,858 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2015 at 1:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2015 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 8, 2015 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Wildfire
- County
- Natchitoches County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Natchitoches
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 58
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $580,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-LAKIF-1500036
- IRWIN identifier
- 7D9AF842-4371-4DDC-B00B-C203191681A0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Natchez, LA covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 10, 2015 at 12:38 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-LAKIF-1500036.