Anole Fire
The Anole Fire was reported on August 1, 2016 in Cameron County, Louisiana and burned 3,566 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,566 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2016
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 29.863, -93.611.
The incident
- Size
- 3,566 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2016 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 13, 2016 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2016 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Cameron County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Hackberry
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-LASBR-000004
- IRWIN identifier
- 2B82BD2C-4907-4BA1-ACBB-7039D43FB89E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Orange, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- West Orange, TX17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Orange, TX18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bridge City, TX18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hackberry, LA19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Groves, TX19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Pinehurst, TX19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Louisiana wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 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 August 19, 2016 at 10:19 AM CDT. Identifier 2016-LASBR-000004.