Lafayette - CR 397 Fire
The Lafayette - CR 397 Fire was reported on March 4, 2026 in Lafayette County, Mississippi and burned 190 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 190 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.210, -89.719.
The incident
- Size
- 190 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 Miles NW from Water Valley, MS
- County
- Lafayette County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $38,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017264
- IRWIN identifier
- 63901D63-115D-4C57-9AA6-080B2A691558
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Water Valley, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Water Valley, MS6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Batesville, MS15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- University, MS15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Oxford, MS16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sardis, MS19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Charleston, MS24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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 March 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017264.