Melder 1 Fire
The Melder 1 Fire was reported on March 8, 2021 in Rapides County, Louisiana and burned 2,600 acres. It was declared out on March 17, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2021
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 10:13 AM CDT, 2,518 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.118, -92.561.
The incident
- Size
- 2,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2021 at 7:10 PM CST
- Contained
- March 9, 2021 at 2:30 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 15, 2021 at 2:20 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 17, 2021 at 12:02 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- Camp Claibourne
- County
- Rapides County
- State
- Louisiana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $16,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-LAKIF-000032
- IRWIN identifier
- 2B8A0372-0206-42BC-A1F2-C0E96AC3B929
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Woodworth, 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 January 20, 2022 at 7:48 AM CST. Identifier 2021-LAKIF-000032.