Friendship Fire
The Friendship Fire was reported on March 4, 2025 in Benton County, Mississippi and burned 213 acres. It was declared out on June 3, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 213 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 4, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM CDT, 213 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.833, -89.110.
The incident
- Size
- 213 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM CST
- Contained
- March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM CDT
- Declared out
- June 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MSMNF-000117
- IRWIN identifier
- 9606C6BA-6E84-490D-BD56-D65F3648AE94
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, 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 September 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-MSMNF-000117.