West Blue Crab Fire (Louisiana)
Started on Jul 22, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Quick facts
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Coastal Marsh, LA
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 11
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS · Federal land
Averaging 750 acres per day since its July 22 start, the active West Blue Crab Fire near Hackberry, Louisiana, has consumed 1,500 acres under federal management by the USFWS, with 28 heat detections noted by satellites over the last 48 hours.
Currently exhibiting minimal, smoldering, and creeping behavior in one-foot short grass across Cameron County, the naturally caused Type 4 incident sits 10 miles south of the Coastal Marsh, reaching 50 percent containment with 11 personnel assigned.
In context
This wildfire burned in Louisiana for 6 days. In total it burned about 1,500 acres — around 6.1 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,213,890 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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