Barbers Fire
The Barbers Fire was reported on January 19, 2026 in Christian County, Missouri and burned 255 acres. It was declared out on February 21, 2026.
- Size
- 255 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeter mapped March 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT, 238 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 36.892, -93.061.
The incident
- Size
- 255 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM CST
- Contained
- January 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM CST
- Declared out
- February 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 Miles W from Ava, MO
- County
- Christian County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Ava, MO
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMTF-000040
- IRWIN identifier
- 55B901DE-4ACE-400D-B54F-EB14C8B814C8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sparta, 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 March 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MOMTF-000040.