Carroll - The Big Hungry Fire
The Carroll - The Big Hungry Fire was reported on March 26, 2026 in Carroll County, Mississippi and burned 4,030 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 4,030 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped March 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM CDT, 4,030 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 33.374, -89.956.
The incident
- Size
- 4,030 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NE from Black Hawk, MS
- County
- Carroll County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $806,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017716
- IRWIN identifier
- EEB94BE8-6448-4694-90BB-C0AB3EFD0299
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carrollton, 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 March 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017716.