Columbia 255 Fire

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.079, -93.381.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Taylor

Size

200 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

September 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT

Cause

Not reported

County

Columbia County

State

Arkansas

Protecting agency

FC

Land ownership at origin

Private

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ARARS-400255

IRWIN identifier

B98E9E5F-FEF3-41E0-8434-F0AC8FC4E8A6

• Wind up to 5 mph from the southwest
• Relative humidity as low as 33%
• High of 98°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Taylor, AR

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 3.5 µg/m³ around Mon, 4:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Taylor, AR5 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Springhill, LA7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Cullen, LA9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Magnolia, AR15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Haynesville, LA16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Waldo, AR20 miles north of the fire’s origin