Big Branch Fire

Active

Vernon County, Louisiana · Discovered November 9, 2026

8.0 acres
Size
-
Contained
+8 acres
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 14 hours ago

Current situation

Big Branch Fire

Active fire
Air quality · Moderate
AQI 60

The Big Branch Fire fire has burned 8.0 acres in Vernon County, Louisiana. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has grown by about 8 acres in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 60).

Big Branch Fire size over time

2 official size readings

Grew from 0 to 8 acres across these reports.

Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.

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Incident timeline

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  1. Fire first listed in official incident feeds

    32 hours ago · November 9, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
RecordedSizeContained
11/10/2026, 4:07:15 PM8.0 acres-
11/9/2026, 9:42:26 PM0.0 acres-

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About this data

Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.