Area 51 Fire
The Area 51 Fire was reported on February 27, 2026 in Oregon County, Missouri and burned 179 acres. It was declared out on March 11, 2026.
- Size
- 179 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped April 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM CDT, 90 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 36.696, -91.228.
The incident
- Size
- 179 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM CST
- Contained
- February 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 9 Miles E from Alton, MO
- County
- Oregon County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Alton, MO
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMTF-000144
- IRWIN identifier
- 8F776EEB-0F51-421D-8F0D-9D4A373AC04F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Alton, MO 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 April 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MOMTF-000144.