Indian Point Marsh Fire
The Indian Point Marsh Fire was reported on July 27, 2026 in Jackson County, Mississippi and has burned 1 acre.
- Size
- 1 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 27, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.405, -88.631.
The incident
- Size
- 1 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Jurisdiction
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-000522
- IRWIN identifier
- A6E9F016-9BFD-41AD-B51B-5F9803BA96BF
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the northeast
- Relative humidity as low as 58%
- High of 92°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew medium smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 10:00 AM CDT to Mon, 12:00 PM CDT).
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.6 µg/m³ around Tue, 7:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.
Nearby
- Gautier, MS2 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hickory Hills, MS4 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pascagoula, MS5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Moss Point, MS6 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Escatawpa, MS7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gulf Park Estates, MS8 miles west 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 September 19, 2026 at 8:23 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-000522.