Blue Stem Fire
The Blue Stem Fire was reported on March 13, 2025 in Franklin County, Mississippi and burned 2,031 acres. It was declared out on March 24, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,031 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 13, 2025
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped April 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM CDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.356, -90.899.
The incident
- Size
- 2,031 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM CDT
- Contained
- March 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM CDT
- Controlled
- March 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- March 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 miles South of Meadville, MS
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MSMNF-000153
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B065679-7C00-458D-B311-2074CA5BD92C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bude, 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 April 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-MSMNF-000153.