J.P. Ladner Rd Fire
The J.P. Ladner Rd Fire was reported on September 27, 2026 in Harrison County, Mississippi and burned 103 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 103 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.447, -89.319.
The incident
- Size
- 103 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 Miles NE from Diamond Head, MS
- County
- Harrison County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Pass Christian
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-018720
- IRWIN identifier
- 9130EBB6-1601-494D-8030-1C8F222105FD
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the north
- Relative humidity as low as 39%
- High of 91°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 light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Sun, 7:00 AM CDT to Sun, 10:00 AM CDT).
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 21.8 µg/m³ around Mon, 1:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.
Nearby
- Diamondhead, MS4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- De Lisle, MS6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kiln, MS7 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Bay Saint Louis, MS10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Pass Christian, MS10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Waveland, MS12 miles south 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 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-018720.