Gordie Branch Fire

Vernon County, Louisiana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 17, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
150 acres
Sep 17, 2:00 PM
+150 acres
was 0 acres · Sep 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
65%
Sep 17, 2:00 PM
Crew size
7
Sep 17, 2:00 PM
Money spent
$3,268
Sep 17, 2:00 PM

Gordie Branch Fire and other nearby fires

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Gordie Branch Fire summary

The Gordie Branch Fire is a wildfire near Vernon County, Louisiana. It has burned about 150 acres (about 114 football fields). Crews have boxed in 65% of its edge; the other 35% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
150 acres
Containment
65%
Discovered
September 16, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 17th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

97°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

70°F · Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

70°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

98°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 17th at 2:05 p.m. CDT.

Could this fire move fast?

Weather isn't the only thing that changes how a fire moves. The ground matters too: how steep it is, and what's growing on it. These four numbers are for the exact spot where this fire started, not the whole fire. A big fire crosses a lot of different ground.

4° slope

Fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill. Heat and flame lean uphill, drying out the ground above the fire before it gets there.

0% tree canopy cover

The more tree cover above a fire, the easier it is for the fire to climb from the ground into the treetops. That's called a crown fire. Crown fires move faster, throw embers farther ahead of the fire, and are harder for crews to stop head-on.

259 ft elevation

Elevation by itself doesn't make a fire more or less dangerous. But it shapes the other three numbers here: what grows there, how dry things get, and what the weather does.

Elevation and slope from the USGS 3D Elevation Program; fuel type and canopy cover from LANDFIRE (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), pulled Wednesday, September 16th at 5:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. About $3,268 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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