Early Bird Fire
The Early Bird Fire was reported on July 21, 2026 in Forrest County, Mississippi and burned 889 acres. It was fully contained on August 7, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 889 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM CDT, 889 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 30.916, -89.219.
The incident
- Size
- 889 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 Miles NW from Wiggins, MS
- County
- Forrest County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Wiggins
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $40,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000520
- IRWIN identifier
- 0107B62A-B01C-4526-8B5D-33E5C127D0CE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wiggins, 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 August 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000520.