Brown Ditch Fire
The Brown Ditch Fire was reported on July 22, 2026 in Cameron County, Louisiana and burned 2,508 acres. It was fully contained on July 27, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,508 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 30, 2026 at 7:37 AM CDT, 2,508 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 29.884, -93.431.
The incident
- Size
- 2,508 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM CDT
- Controlled
- July 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Hackberry, LA
- County
- Cameron County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Hackberry
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $40,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LASBR-000237
- IRWIN identifier
- 884F72BC-2042-4ADA-8513-4B136A81A235
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cameron, 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 July 30, 2026 at 7:37 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-LASBR-000237.