Backbone Fire
The Backbone Fire was reported on August 3, 2025 in Natchitoches County, Louisiana and burned 2,409 acres. It was declared out on October 10, 2025.
- Size
- 2,409 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2025
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeter mapped November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM CST, 2,409 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.493, -93.031.
The incident
- Size
- 2,409 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM CDT
- Declared out
- October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 Miles S from Natchitoches, LA
- County
- Natchitoches County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Natchitoches
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,814,658
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-LAKIF-000258
- IRWIN identifier
- C18AC880-0030-4146-8110-3E5001475E73
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 8, 2025 (335 acres) to November 13, 2025 (2,409 acres). The largest one-day growth was 780 acres, mapped August 10, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2025 | 335 | |
| August 9, 2025 | 424 | +89 |
| August 10, 2025 | 1,204 | +780 |
| August 11, 2025 | 1,348 | +144 |
| August 12, 2025 | 1,442 | +94 |
| August 13, 2025 | 1,741 | +299 |
| August 15, 2025 | 2,360 | +619 |
| November 13, 2025 | 2,409 | +49 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Natchez, 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 November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM CST. Identifier 2025-LAKIF-000258.