Range 45 Northeast Fire
The Range 45 Northeast Fire was reported on November 2, 2023 in Forrest County, Mississippi and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on February 22, 2024.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- November 2, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped March 2, 2024 at 3:49 PM CST, 25 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 31.115, -89.147.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- November 2, 2023 at 6:22 PM CDT
- Contained
- November 16, 2023 at 10:40 AM CST
- Controlled
- December 31, 2023 at 8:00 AM CST
- Declared out
- February 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Forrest County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MSMNF-000668
- IRWIN identifier
- 540C10AB-AFDD-4493-8A21-400C2BFF07E0
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, MS9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Purvis, MS16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Hattiesburg, MS17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Petal, MS17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Wiggins, MS18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- West Hattiesburg, MS19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Mississippi wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 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 February 22, 2024 at 12:34 PM CST. Identifier 2023-MSMNF-000668.