Cox Fire
The Cox Fire was reported on February 22, 2026 in Webster County, Louisiana and burned 200 acres. It was fully contained on February 24, 2026.
- Size
- 200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.909, -93.309.
The incident
- Size
- 200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM CST
- Contained
- February 24, 2026 at 2:37 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles S from Shongaloo, LA
- County
- Webster County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Shongaloo
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,384
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LALAS-000078
- IRWIN identifier
- 97BBB719-91B3-48C5-81A2-5BB38215CA45
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sarepta, 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 February 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM CST. Identifier 2026-LALAS-000078.