Ditch Cricket Fire
The Ditch Cricket Fire was reported on February 10, 2017 in Perry County, Mississippi and burned 3,180 acres. It was declared out on February 28, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,180 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 10, 2017
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.126, -89.106.
The incident
- Size
- 3,180 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 10, 2017 at 2:03 PM CST
- Contained
- February 11, 2017 at 9:53 AM CST
- Controlled
- February 16, 2017 at 4:01 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 28, 2017 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Perry County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Brooklyn, MS
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MSMNF-020014
- IRWIN identifier
- 1383E8CD-E7C8-4E84-9781-1C1D61C099AE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Augusta, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 September 16, 2017 at 11:33 AM CDT. Identifier 2017-MSMNF-020014.