Attala Hwy 440 Fire
The Attala Hwy 440 Fire was reported on September 16, 2026 in Attala County, Mississippi and burned 105 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 105 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.210, -89.734.
The incident
- Size
- 105 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles S from Vaiden, MS
- County
- Attala County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-018567
- IRWIN identifier
- 663963C0-1E87-458E-91C4-0DBC81CD2373
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the north-northeast
- Relative humidity as low as 44%
- High of 94°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 drew medium smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 7:00 AM CDT to Mon, 10:00 AM CDT).
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 2.1 µg/m³ around Tue, 11:00 PM 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 17, 2026 at 10:31 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-018567.