Range 40-A Fire
The Range 40-A Fire was reported on March 1, 2020 in Perry County, Mississippi and burned 3,684 acres. It was declared out on March 5, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,684 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2020
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped April 3, 2021 at 11:03 AM CDT (hand sketch). Point of origin 31.167, -89.142.
The incident
- Size
- 3,684 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2020 at 2:19 PM CST
- Contained
- March 2, 2020 at 5:11 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 5, 2020 at 8:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human, Incendiary, Incendiary Tracer Ammunition
- Location
- 5 miles east of McLaurin
- County
- Perry County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- McLaurin
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,700
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MSMNF-000096
- IRWIN identifier
- 6749E883-6622-4822-B704-C5477E03F0B5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Augusta, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- New Augusta, MS7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Hattiesburg, MS14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Petal, MS14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Purvis, MS16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Glendale, MS17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- West Hattiesburg, MS17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Mississippi wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 3, 2021 at 11:17 AM CDT. Identifier 2020-MSMNF-000096.