Leake - Old Walnut Grove Road Fire
The Leake - Old Walnut Grove Road Fire was reported on February 22, 2026 in Leake County, Mississippi and burned 178 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 178 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.629, -89.442.
The incident
- Size
- 178 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles NE from Walnut Grove, MS
- County
- Leake County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $35,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-016859
- IRWIN identifier
- E0788500-B061-4F4D-9577-6F1825F037A0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walnut Grove, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Walnut Grove, MS3 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Carthage, MS9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hillsboro, MS12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Coldwater, MS15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Conehatta, MS15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Pearl River, MS16 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 February 23, 2026 at 9:26 AM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-016859.