Franklin - Bunkley Rd Fire
The Franklin - Bunkley Rd Fire was reported on August 20, 2026 in Franklin County, Mississippi and burned 104 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 104 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.376, -90.966.
The incident
- Size
- 104 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles SE from Bunkly, MS
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Roxie
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-018390
- IRWIN identifier
- 9E0DD955-0D7D-4B75-A82C-09E164156398
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Meadville, 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 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-018390.