Sunset Fire
The Sunset Fire was reported on March 18, 2026 in Winn County, Louisiana and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on March 23, 2026.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM CDT, 1,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 32.007, -92.581.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles N from Winnfield, LA
- County
- Winn County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Winnfield
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,297
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LALAS-000121
- IRWIN identifier
- 5ACF56AB-6D62-4C6F-BA1C-908929E33071
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnfield, 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 March 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-LALAS-000121.