Greene - Hwy 57 Fire
The Greene - Hwy 57 Fire was reported on February 21, 2026 in Greene County, Mississippi and burned 555 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 555 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.298, -88.491.
The incident
- Size
- 555 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 Miles NE from Leakesville, MS
- County
- Greene County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Leakesville
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $111,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-016783
- IRWIN identifier
- 83BE8BE6-3995-424C-89F2-63DB0EA4DF5D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for State Line, 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 February 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-016783.