DK West DE RX

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.617, -89.093.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Makanda

Size

157 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

February 20, 2026 at 10:19 AM CST

Cause

Undetermined

County

Williamson County

State

Illinois

Protecting agency

USFWS

Jurisdiction

USFWS

Land ownership at origin

USFWS

Incident type

Prescribed fire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ILCOR-260099

IRWIN identifier

CCD39C57-6CE7-4ACC-B8EA-26FA54167762

• Wind up to 7 mph from the north
• Relative humidity as low as 34%
• High of 94°F

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

Full forecast for Makanda, IL

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 drew medium smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Sun, 7:00 AM CDT to Sun, 10:00 AM CDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 2.1 µg/m³ around Sun, 10:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Makanda, IL6 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Goreville, IL8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Crainville, IL9 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Carterville, IL10 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Carbondale, IL10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Cobden, IL11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin