Burnt Rock Creek Fire
The Burnt Rock Creek Fire was reported on March 19, 2026 in Perry County, Mississippi and burned 640 acres. It was declared out on April 20, 2026.
- Size
- 640 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped April 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM CDT, 640 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 30.951, -88.860.
The incident
- Size
- 640 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- April 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Leaf, MS
- County
- Perry County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Leaf, MS
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000299
- IRWIN identifier
- 89E4BE17-B691-42C4-8C6D-32FFC21D7583
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Beaumont, 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 April 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000299.