Drakes Creek Fire
Active
Vernon County, Louisiana · Discovered October 29, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 11 days ago
Drakes Creek Fire
The Drakes Creek Fire fire has burned 349 acres in Vernon County, Louisiana. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 1 mph toward the SW, with gusts to 1 mph. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 62). 9 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Drakes Creek Fire size over time
4 official size readingsGrew from 0 to 349 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
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
11 days ago · October 30, 2026Now mapped at 349 acres
11 days ago · October 30, 2026New perimeter mapped at 20 acres (national perimeter feed)
12 days ago · October 29, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
12 days ago · October 29, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2026, 5:31:29 PM | 349 acres | 100% |
| 10/30/2026, 3:26:29 PM | 349 acres | - |
| 10/29/2026, 8:56:26 PM | 20 acres | - |
| 10/29/2026, 8:31:24 PM | 0.1 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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.