Paper Fire
The Paper Fire was reported on February 6, 2026 in Harrison County, Mississippi and burned 227 acres. It was declared out on March 17, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 227 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- February 6, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM CDT, 227 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 30.575, -88.904.
The incident
- Size
- 227 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM CST
- Contained
- February 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 27, 2026 at 10:23 AM CST
- Declared out
- March 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Harrison County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000082
- IRWIN identifier
- C2280D18-FE19-4A73-9090-36E29B089CF6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Latimer, 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 May 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000082.