Junebug Fire
The Junebug Fire was reported on March 26, 2026 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi and burned 135 acres. It was declared out on April 27, 2026.
- Size
- 135 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped April 28, 2026 at 12:36 PM CDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.260, -91.223.
The incident
- Size
- 135 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- April 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- April 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles NW from Saukum, MS
- County
- Wilkinson County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000364
- IRWIN identifier
- 533163CB-B2F8-421B-B31C-602DF879A3F8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Woodville, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Woodville, MS12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Centreville, MS15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Morgantown, MS23 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Natchez, MS23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Vidalia, LA24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bude, MS26 miles northeast 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 April 28, 2026 at 12:36 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000364.