Pearl River Fire
The Pearl River Fire was reported on February 23, 2026 in Pearl River County, Mississippi and burned 319 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 319 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.670, -89.392.
The incident
- Size
- 319 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Silver Run, MS
- County
- Pearl River County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $63,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-016874
- IRWIN identifier
- 49B2C66E-69CF-4116-9280-1B1D205ADFA1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Poplarville, 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 February 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM CST. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-016874.