Math Branch Fire
The Math Branch Fire was reported on January 3, 2026 in Christian County, Missouri and burned 700 acres. It was declared out on February 5, 2026.
- Size
- 700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped May 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM CDT, 694 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 36.880, -92.949.
The incident
- Size
- 700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM CST
- Contained
- January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- January 29, 2026 at 9:59 AM CST
- Declared out
- February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Bradleyvile, MO
- County
- Christian County
- State
- Missouri
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $35,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMTF-000011
- IRWIN identifier
- 8BF47127-7D41-460A-BBE5-D96DDAB0CD9B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sparta, MO covers the area today.
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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 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MOMTF-000011.