Cochon Fire
The Cochon Fire was reported on July 18, 2020 in Cameron County, Louisiana and burned 2,555 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2020.
- Size
- 2,555 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2020
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.901, -93.474.
The incident
- Size
- 2,555 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 19, 2020 at 7:30 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2020 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 11 miles southwest of Hackberry, LA
- County
- Cameron County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Hackberry
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-LASBR-000004
- IRWIN identifier
- 621F389E-8AAC-4969-9009-531F6E403147
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hackberry, LA covers the area today.
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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 July 28, 2020 at 10:43 AM CDT. Identifier 2020-LASBR-000004.