Briar Fire
The Briar Fire was reported on March 3, 2026 in Ozark County, Missouri and burned 102 acres. It was declared out on March 15, 2026.
- Size
- 102 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped May 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT, 20 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 36.626, -92.675.
The incident
- Size
- 102 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM CST
- Contained
- March 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- March 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles N from Theodosia, MO
- County
- Ozark County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Theodosia, MO
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMTF-000167
- IRWIN identifier
- 6978F70B-00C1-46A8-BC69-616F4A68E549
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gainesville, 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 May 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MOMTF-000167.