Mill Swamp Road Fire
The Mill Swamp Road Fire was reported on January 17, 2026 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia and burned 380 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 380 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 17, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.014, -76.796.
The incident
- Size
- 380 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles NW from smithfield, VA
- County
- Isle of Wight County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Smithfield
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-VAVAS-26ER00042
- IRWIN identifier
- F9C0B76C-016F-42F1-A162-19A6FB5BC8BD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rushmere, VA 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 January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM EST. Identifier 2026-VAVAS-26ER00042.