Covington - Sunset Road Fire
The Covington - Sunset Road Fire was reported on March 22, 2026 in Covington County, Mississippi and burned 261 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 261 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.685, -89.683.
The incident
- Size
- 261 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Mount Olive, MS
- County
- Covington County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Mount Olive
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $52,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017599
- IRWIN identifier
- CF7006F5-E501-4901-B594-EC0C2BECBF53
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Olive, 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 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017599.