West Blue Crab Fire (LA)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Coastal Marsh, LA
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 6
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Backing, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS · Federal land
Burning near Hackberry, Louisiana, in Cameron County, the active West Blue Crab Fire has grown to 1,382 acres since it started on July 22, 2026. Sparked by natural causes on federal land managed by the USFWS, the fire is currently 80 percent contained. Fire behavior is characterized by moderate, backing, and creeping movement through one-foot short grass located ten miles south of Coastal Marsh. Satellites have registered 20 heat detections over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the fire.
A Type 4 Incident managed by a Type 4 IC, the response involves six personnel working with a total cost of $3,000.
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