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Iua Forty Two Range 14 Zh 3

Vernon, LA · Undetermined

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

15

Acres Burned

7

Days Burning

Sep 24, 2026

Discovered

15h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Bayou Beouf Purchase Unit

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National Forest / LA

28.2 mi

NE

Kisatchie Hills Wilderness

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Wilderness / LA

30.3 mi

N

Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

30.4 mi

N

Kisatchie National Forest

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National Forest / LA

38.1 mi

N

Indian Mounds Wilderness

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Wilderness / TX

48.3 mi

NW

Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

50.3 mi

E

Red River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

52.3 mi

N

Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

53.2 mi

NE

Sabine National Forest

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National Forest / TX

59 mi

NW

Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

66.9 mi

E

Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

71.4 mi

NE

Turkey Hill Wilderness

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Wilderness / TX

73.9 mi

W

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

IUA Forty Two Range 14 ZH 3 mapped at 15 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the IUA Forty Two Range 14 ZH 3 at 15 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 24Now

7 days since discovery

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Iua Forty Six Range 5 Zh 1

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 5cdb80c1-5955-4ebc-a561-bdf157f7099f

Important

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