Lafayette: 9 CR 1099 Fire
The Lafayette: 9 CR 1099 Fire was reported on March 2, 2026 in Lafayette County, Mississippi and burned 405 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 405 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.411, -89.681.
The incident
- Size
- 405 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9 Miles W from Oxford, MS
- County
- Lafayette County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $81,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017179
- IRWIN identifier
- 629A5205-993E-4904-A51F-0A1818D72CDD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for University, 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 March 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017179.