Eureka Fire
The Eureka Fire was reported on November 8, 2025 in Forrest County, Mississippi and burned 126 acres. It was declared out on January 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 126 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- November 8, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2026 at 10:52 AM CST, 15 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 30.929, -89.290.
The incident
- Size
- 126 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- November 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM CST
- Contained
- November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- January 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Forrest County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MSMNF-000433
- IRWIN identifier
- 4183EC3E-DDA6-4635-B9CB-92EF1A68E2BD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wiggins, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wiggins, MS10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lumberton, MS11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Poplarville, MS16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Purvis, MS16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Saucier, MS22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- West Hattiesburg, MS27 miles north of the fire’s origin
Mississippi wildfires today Wildfires of 2025 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 January 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM CST. Identifier 2025-MSMNF-000433.