Broke Winch Fire
The Broke Winch Fire was reported on February 22, 2026 in Livingston County, Louisiana and burned 222 acres. It was fully contained on February 24, 2026.
- Size
- 222 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 11
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.386, -90.728.
The incident
- Size
- 222 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM CST
- Contained
- February 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles SE from Frost, LA
- County
- Livingston County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Livingston
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,120
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LALAS-000082
- IRWIN identifier
- B51A2F72-FD61-4283-8802-A3D0CFBA6358
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for French Settlement, LA covers the area today.
Nearby
- French Settlement, LA7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Livingston, LA8 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Killian, LA9 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Walker, LA11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Albany, LA12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gonzales, LA15 miles southwest 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 February 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM CST. Identifier 2026-LALAS-000082.