Billy Road Fire
The Billy Road Fire was reported on March 23, 2024 in Perry County, Mississippi and burned 1,750 acres. It was declared out on April 23, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,750 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2024
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeter mapped June 25, 2024 at 10:31 AM CDT, 861 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 31.086, -89.105.
The incident
- Size
- 1,750 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2024 at 5:01 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 7, 2024 at 5:15 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 Miles northeast of Brooklyn
- County
- Perry County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MSMNF-000253
- IRWIN identifier
- 8C4232E6-BE4B-4561-9526-66201F12DF35
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 June 25, 2024 at 10:31 AM CDT. Identifier 2024-MSMNF-000253.