Newton Fire
The Newton Fire was reported on March 6, 2026 in Newton County, Mississippi and burned 117 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 117 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.508, -89.306.
The incident
- Size
- 117 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles NW from Conehatta, MS
- County
- Newton County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017337
- IRWIN identifier
- E0E08085-769A-47C9-BFDB-4C0F03C2E2AF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Conehatta, 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 March 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017337.