Ballard Fire
The Ballard Fire was reported on March 2, 2026 in Choctaw County, Mississippi and burned 110 acres. It was fully contained on March 4, 2026.
- Size
- 110 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 2, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped June 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM CDT, 110 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 33.404, -89.277.
The incident
- Size
- 110 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM CST
- Contained
- March 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Choctaw County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSNAP-000220
- IRWIN identifier
- A676BD95-45A9-4CB5-AE2C-A83094B1BFE0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 4, 2026 (110 acres) to June 4, 2026 (110 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2026 | 110 | |
| March 5, 2026 | 110 | 0 |
| June 4, 2026 | 110 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ackerman, 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 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSNAP-000220.