Merit Creek Fire
The Merit Creek Fire was reported on September 23, 2026 in Greene County, Mississippi and burned 828 acres. It was fully contained on September 23, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 828 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2026 at 9:12 AM CDT, 1 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 31.053, -88.838.
The incident
- Size
- 828 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 23, 2026 at 7:51 AM CDT
- Contained
- September 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 Miles S from McLain, MS
- County
- Greene County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000578
- IRWIN identifier
- BD597C0E-EA04-44B0-A750-97F9913FDEDF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Beaumont, 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 September 27, 2026 at 11:15 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000578.