The U.S. government is tracking 5 wildfires in Mississippi today. Together they cover about 2,224 acres (roughly 2,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 1 is large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Saturday, September 5th at 10:00 p.m. CDT
“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Jackson - Hwy 90 Fire
Jackson County, Mississippi
1,428 acres
100% contained
Hancock - Texas Flat Road Fire
Hancock County, Mississippi
410 acres
100% contained
Kemper - Union Hill West Road Fire
Kemper County, Mississippi
140 acres
100% contained
Rankin-Lone Pine Church Rd. Fire
Rankin County, Mississippi
126 acres
100% contained
Lindsey Rd and Horeshoe Bend Rd Fire
Itawamba County, Mississippi
120 acres
100% contained
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
75 fires · 46 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
65 fires · 64 not contained · 66K acres
Montana
34 fires · 29 not contained · 115K acres
Washington
34 fires · 25 not contained · 652K acres
New Mexico
29 fires · 22 not contained · 66K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 209K acres
Oklahoma
25 fires · 15 not contained · 39K acres
Wisconsin
22 fires · 22 not contained · small fires
Florida
15 fires · 5 not contained · 71K acres
South Dakota
13 fires · 10 not contained · 8,282 acres
Utah
12 fires · 8 not contained · 198K acres
Wyoming
12 fires · 10 not contained · 7,980 acres
Nevada
10 fires · 6 not contained · 164K acres
Colorado
7 fires · 7 not contained · 163K acres
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 47K acres
Texas
6 fires · 6 not contained · 91K acres
Arizona
6 fires · 6 not contained · 1,111 acres
Minnesota
6 fires · 3 not contained · 75K acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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