Deslet Fire
The Deslet Fire was reported on March 19, 2025 in Shannon County, Missouri and burned 323 acres. It was declared out on April 7, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 323 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 65
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.165, -91.127.
The incident
- Size
- 323 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- April 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Community of Deslet, 8 Miles SW of Ellington, MO
- County
- Shannon County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Ellington
- Protecting agency
- DOC
- Jurisdiction
- DOC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 65
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MOMOS-000251
- IRWIN identifier
- 7084957E-046C-469B-841D-3538B865F200
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ellington, MO covers the area today.
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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 May 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-MOMOS-000251.