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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,138,414 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 185,493 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2023-08-25T15:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2023-08-25T22:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | LOUISIANA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SABINE |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Multiple wildfires ignited across Southern Sabine Parish during the day on August 25, 2023, with a large wildfire affecting the Pirates Cove community in extreme Southwest Sabine Parish along Toledo Bend Reservoir just west of the Toro community. Over 200 acres burned from this fire, with 9 homes/structures lost in the fire but fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported. Multiple homes were evacuated in this community, before the fire was fully contained later that evening from multiple fire departments with assistance from dozers and helicopters from the Louisiana Dept. of Forestry. ||This wildfire occurred within a broad area where exceptional (D4) drought conditions were observed during late-August, while daily high temperatures soared to well over 100 degrees and minimum relative humidity values dropped to near 20% or less. Although wind speeds were not particularly high, the combination of critically to extremely dry vegetation and very low relative humidity values provided nearly ideal conditions for rapid ignition and spreading of wildfires. |
| Yearyear | 2,023 |
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