Dry Prong Fire
The Dry Prong Fire was reported on October 20, 2025 in Perry County, Mississippi and burned 3,842 acres. It was declared out on January 16, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,842 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 20, 2025
- Personnel
- 3
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM CST, 2,547 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 31.150, -89.132.
The incident
- Size
- 3,842 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM CDT
- Controlled
- November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- January 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 20 Miles N from Wiggins, MS
- County
- Perry County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Wiggins
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MSMNF-000407
- IRWIN identifier
- 6CB161EC-F0E9-462F-9055-198174161FBA
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, MS7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hattiesburg, MS15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Petal, MS16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Purvis, MS16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Richton, MS18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Glendale, MS18 miles northwest 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 January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM CST. Identifier 2025-MSMNF-000407.