Ray Coaker Fire

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.374, -88.321.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Chatom

Size

707 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

September 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM CDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

13 Miles SW from DEER PARK, AL

County

Washington County

State

Alabama

Nearest city reported

DEER PARK

Protecting agency

FC

Land ownership at origin

Private

Incident management

Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Brush (2 feet)

Estimated cost to date

$1,500

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ALALS-260909-4

IRWIN identifier

62D53DBB-06CD-42EC-8278-5BC9AB08060F

• Wind up to 5 mph from the north
• Relative humidity as low as 56%
• High of 92°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Chatom, AL

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew medium smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 10:00 AM CDT to Mon, 12:00 PM CDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 2.7 µg/m³ around Wed, 8:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Chatom, AL7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Belmont, MS17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Citronelle, AL20 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Jackson, AL27 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Mount Vernon, AL27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Waynesboro, MS28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin