West Blue Crab Fire
The West Blue Crab Fire was reported on July 22, 2026 in Cameron County, Louisiana and burned 2,295 acres. It was fully contained on July 27, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,295 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped July 30, 2026 at 7:34 AM CDT, 2,295 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 29.881, -93.428.
The incident
- Size
- 2,295 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Coastal Marsh, LA
- County
- Cameron County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Hackberry
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LASBR-000235
- IRWIN identifier
- 931D639C-2957-4C5D-A08D-78F162074A7D
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 7:34 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-LASBR-000235.