Holmes Ellington Rd and Hunt Rd Fire
The Holmes Ellington Rd and Hunt Rd Fire was reported on February 25, 2026 in Holmes County, Mississippi and burned 336 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 336 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 18
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.135, -89.913.
The incident
- Size
- 336 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles S from Poplar Springs, MS
- County
- Holmes County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Durant
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $84,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-016964
- IRWIN identifier
- A14F505B-292D-44F2-B4A9-0F5A080188F3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Durant, 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 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-016964.