Tiger Island Fire
The Tiger Island Fire was reported on August 22, 2023 in Beauregard County, Louisiana and burned 31,290 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2023.
- Size
- 31,290 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2023
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped September 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT, 31,290 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.673, -93.439.
The incident
- Size
- 31,290 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2023 at 12:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- November 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM CST
- Declared out
- November 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- E of Merryville, LA, S of Hwy 190, SW of Deridder, LA N of Singer
- County
- Beauregard County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Singer
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $16,881,714
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-LALAS-000252
- IRWIN identifier
- DF972484-6094-4B47-8AD5-1F6128090DC3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2023 (29,401 acres) to September 18, 2023 (31,290 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,894 acres, mapped August 27, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2023 | 29,401 | |
| August 27, 2023 | 33,295 | +3,894 |
| August 28, 2023 | 31,242 | -2,053 |
| August 29, 2023 | 31,261 | +19 |
| August 30, 2023 | 31,116 | -145 |
| August 31, 2023 | 31,134 | +18 |
| September 1, 2023 | 31,124 | -10 |
| September 2, 2023 | 31,083 | -41 |
| September 3, 2023 | 31,082 | -1 |
| September 4, 2023 | 31,083 | +1 |
| September 7, 2023 | 31,083 | 0 |
| September 10, 2023 | 31,085 | +2 |
| September 11, 2023 | 31,087 | +2 |
| September 12, 2023 | 31,087 | 0 |
| September 18, 2023 | 31,290 | +203 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Merryville, 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 February 9, 2024 at 11:34 AM CST. Identifier 2023-LALAS-000252.