Brushy Fire
The Brushy Fire was reported on February 19, 2026 in Ozark County, Missouri and burned 271 acres. It was declared out on March 16, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 271 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped May 29, 2026 at 10:29 AM CDT, 271 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 36.633, -92.560.
The incident
- Size
- 271 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM CST
- Contained
- February 19, 2026 at 2:26 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from Gainesville, MO
- County
- Ozark County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Gainesville, MO
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMTF-000081
- IRWIN identifier
- B2D83299-315E-4167-8035-A346B87B6FF3
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 29, 2026 at 10:29 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MOMTF-000081.