Area 3 RX
The Area 3 RX was reported on March 23, 2026 in Williamson County, Illinois and has burned 142 acres.
- Size
- 142 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 23, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.718, -89.056.
The incident
- Size
- 142 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 23, 2026 at 10:28 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Williamson County
- State
- Illinois
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ILCOR-260348
- IRWIN identifier
- 735CC8B0-21B3-47F1-96D3-865F78CB4E03
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 8 mph from the north-northeast
- Relative humidity as low as 69%
- High of 83°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
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 1.2 µg/m³ around Mon, 11:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.
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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 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-ILCOR-260348.