Mercy Fire
The Mercy Fire was reported on January 14, 2026 in Searcy County, Arkansas and burned 240 acres. It was declared out on January 24, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 240 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped April 1, 2026 at 1:21 PM CDT, 240 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 36.012, -92.680.
The incident
- Size
- 240 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM CST
- Contained
- January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM CST
- Controlled
- January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles E from Red Bluff, AR
- County
- Searcy County
- State
- Arkansas
- Nearest city reported
- Gilbert, AR
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ARBUP-000185
- IRWIN identifier
- 1F770F4A-9CBF-4D7B-BE6C-FE7F9F4691D8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marshall, AR 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 April 1, 2026 at 1:21 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-ARBUP-000185.