Mississippi wildfires

Indian Point Marsh Fire

ActiveJackson County, Mississippi2026Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Gautier

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.

Full forecast for Gautier, MS

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.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Nearby

Mississippi wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires

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.