Janney Fire
The Janney Fire was reported on April 16, 2026 in Forrest County, Mississippi and burned 319 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 319 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped May 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM CDT, 319 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 31.106, -89.161.
The incident
- Size
- 319 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 12 Miles SE from Hattiesburg, MS
- County
- Forrest County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Hattiesburg
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000439
- IRWIN identifier
- 9654F872-1A54-474C-BC3A-25AA70174E43
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Augusta, MS 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 May 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000439.