Howes Mill Fire
The Howes Mill Fire was reported on February 26, 2026 in Dent County, Missouri and burned 127 acres. It was declared out on March 3, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 127 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped March 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM CDT, 127 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 37.608, -91.290.
The incident
- Size
- 127 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM CST
- Contained
- February 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 20 Miles E from Salem, MO
- County
- Dent County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Salem, MO
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMTF-000124
- IRWIN identifier
- E0048399-3E85-4C57-AC4A-DB54BBCAB409
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Viburnum, MO 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 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MOMTF-000124.