508 Fire
The 508 Fire was reported on February 16, 2022 in Scott County, Mississippi and burned 2,363 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2022.
- Size
- 2,363 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 16, 2022
- Personnel
- 29
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.537, -89.652.
The incident
- Size
- 2,363 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 16, 2022 at 1:28 PM CST
- Contained
- September 6, 2022 at 9:50 AM CDT
- Controlled
- September 6, 2022 at 9:55 AM CDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2022 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 10 miles North of Morton, MS
- County
- Scott County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MSMNF-000139
- IRWIN identifier
- DEE0C78B-8F9A-46BF-82AD-E63776150EF4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hillsboro, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hillsboro, MS10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Walnut Grove, MS12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Morton, MS13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Carthage, MS15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Forest, MS16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Pelahatchie, MS18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 6, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT. Identifier 2022-MSMNF-000139.