Baxter 162 Fire
The Baxter 162 Fire was reported on March 22, 2026 in Baxter County, Arkansas and burned 127 acres. It was declared out on March 22, 2026.
- Size
- 127 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 22, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.171, -92.240.
The incident
- Size
- 127 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Not investigated
- County
- Baxter County
- State
- Arkansas
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ARARS-300162
- IRWIN identifier
- 2DABD4FD-BA8A-4B97-A695-7A82B62F6CDD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Calico Rock, AR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Calico Rock, AR7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mountain Home, AR14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gassville, AR16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Midway, AR19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Melbourne, AR20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Flippin, AR21 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 June 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-ARARS-300162.