Night Fire
The Night Fire was reported on May 3, 2026 in Vernon County, Louisiana and burned 168 acres. It was declared out on June 2, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 168 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped July 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM CDT, 0 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 30.972, -93.161.
The incident
- Size
- 168 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM CDT
- Declared out
- June 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles NE from Rosepine, LA
- County
- Vernon County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Rosepine
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LAKIF-000173
- IRWIN identifier
- DF8CF624-3193-4308-B013-400BFE77FB45
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Polk South, LA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Polk South, LA6 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Rosepine, LA8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Polk North, LA9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- DeRidder, LA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- New Llano, LA12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Leesville, LA13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-LAKIF-000173.