Michigan wildfires

6 Mile Unit 3 RX

ActiveOscoda County, Michigan2026Prescribed fire

The 6 Mile Unit 3 RX was reported on September 11, 2026 in Oscoda County, Michigan and has burned 279 acres.

Size
279 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
September 11, 2026

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 44.652, -83.934.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Mio

The incident

Size
279 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
September 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM EDT
Cause
Undetermined
County
Oscoda County
State
Michigan
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Incident type
Prescribed fire
Unique fire identifier
2026-MIHMF-260044
IRWIN identifier
1B01F672-3536-4F8A-8373-3F39A2DBAAE2

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 10 mph from the northeast
  • Relative humidity as low as 51%
  • High of 60°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Mio, MI

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0 µg/m³ around Tue, 3:00 AM EDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-MIHMF-260044.