Grand Bature Fire
The Grand Bature Fire was reported on February 11, 2016 in Jackson County, Mississippi and burned 4,248 acres. It was declared out on February 24, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,248 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 11, 2016
- Personnel
- 2
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.388, -88.440.
The incident
- Size
- 4,248 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 11, 2016 at 4:30 PM CST
- Contained
- February 22, 2016 at 9:00 AM CST
- Controlled
- February 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM CST
- Declared out
- February 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Pascagoula, MS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $255,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-MSGBR-160002
- IRWIN identifier
- D58C1ABC-6668-4356-BE64-E6F44729AAA6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moss Point, MS covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 29, 2016 at 1:21 PM CST. Identifier 2016-MSGBR-160002.