No longer in the daily fire updates. The Early Bird Fire last appeared in an official report on August 7, 2026, at 513 acres and 95% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Early Bird Fire

Forrest County, Mississippi · Wildfire

Started inside the National Forests in Mississippi boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 7, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
513 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+100 acres
was 413 acres · Jul 24, 1:00 PM
Containment
95%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−5 percent
was 100% · Jul 24, 1:00 PM
Crew size
8
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−2
was 10 · Jul 24, 1:00 PM
Money spent
$25,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+$13,000
was $12,000 · Jul 24, 1:00 PM

Early Bird Fire and other nearby fires

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Early Bird Fire summary

The Early Bird Fire is a wildfire near Forrest County, Mississippi. It has burned about 513 acres (about 389 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 8 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
513 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
July 21, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
94°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 mph S · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain
73°F · Areas Of Fog
Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 11% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday
92°F · Areas Of Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 20% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain
73°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 mph · 17% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday
92°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 54% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 5:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 8 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $25,000 has been spent on it so far.

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