Incident Media Photographs
Could not determine your location.
Tiger Island Fire
Unit Information
Incident Contacts
- Tiger Island Fire InformationEmail:2023.tigerisland@firenet.govPhone:318-239-9263Hours:8 a.m. - 8 p.m. daily
Photographs Gallery
![Large group of firefighters gathered outside receiving a briefing](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2023-08/IMG_5783.jpg?VersionId=naKlaogp9NRspWLyLf3zXKbmMbqxZFrI&itok=Snf4fFpm)
Morning briefing sets the stage for the day. Crews are given assignments and important updates.
Dozers are an essential tool in containing the Tiger Island Fire. Dozers push aside vegetation to remove fuel from the path of the fire.
The National Guard has been instrumental in providing aerial resources to assist with controlling the fire.
![Smoke plumes rising across a green field.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2023-08/IMG_1925.jpg?VersionId=oUPn88gegw.JjW9EdXgmd5ETE1GhRDgv&itok=njhztXar)
Tiger Island Fire on Saturday, Aug 27th. Extreme fire behavior was present over the weekend as the Southern Area Red Team took command of the incident.
![Spotfire on Tiger Island Fire](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2023-08/spotfire.jpeg?VersionId=4k9CEiWiG3DRCq34osVZ9fuEabR7gcIk&itok=FpQH1CuM)
Yeszterday's "209" (the official report on fire activity) described fire behavior as "Extreme fire behavior, including large scale crown runs, heavy spotting, and rapid rates of spread in
every direction."