Wild Cow Fire
The Wild Cow Fire was reported on February 23, 2026 in Beauregard County, Louisiana and burned 350 acres. It was fully contained on February 26, 2026.
- Size
- 350 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 13
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.755, -93.316.
The incident
- Size
- 350 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM CST
- Contained
- February 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles S from Deridder, LA
- County
- Beauregard County
- State
- Louisiana
- Nearest city reported
- Deridder
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-LALAS-000085
- IRWIN identifier
- 3BB65B22-B0D5-4EFA-A4A4-DD0ED7ABD9CF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for DeRidder, LA covers the area today.
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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 3:18 PM CST. Identifier 2026-LALAS-000085.