Blowdown Fire
The Blowdown Fire was reported on January 18, 2026 in Rapides County, Louisiana and burned 169 acres. It was fully contained on January 18, 2026.
- Size
- 169 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.980, -92.606.
The incident
- Size
- 169 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM CST
- Contained
- January 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles W from Glenmora, LA
- County
- Rapides County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Glenmora
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,650
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LALAS-000023
- IRWIN identifier
- 36C6D897-CFA7-4497-BF4C-C60D677B3475
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenmora, LA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Glenmora, LA1 mile east of the fire’s origin
- Oakdale, LA12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Woodworth, LA13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lecompte, LA15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Pine Prairie, LA17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Alexandria, LA25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Louisiana wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 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 January 21, 2026 at 2:27 PM CST. Identifier 2026-LALAS-000023.