Hunter Hill Fire
The Hunter Hill Fire was reported on March 1, 2026 in Benton County, Mississippi and burned 451 acres. It was declared out on May 27, 2026.
- Size
- 451 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped May 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM CDT, 451 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 34.671, -89.201.
The incident
- Size
- 451 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM CST
- Contained
- March 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM CST
- Declared out
- May 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles N from Hickory Flat, MS
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000215
- IRWIN identifier
- 36A953AD-A396-4553-9B1F-06CEB7235B14
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hickory Flat, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hickory Flat, MS4 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Ripley, MS15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Holly Springs, MS16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- New Albany, MS16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Oxford, MS28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- University, MS28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 May 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000215.