Red Shale BN RX

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.672, -89.081.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Crainville

Size

469 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

March 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM CDT

Cause

Undetermined

County

Williamson County

State

Illinois

Protecting agency

USFWS

Jurisdiction

USFWS

Land ownership at origin

USFWS

Incident type

Prescribed fire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ILCOR-260332

IRWIN identifier

0991CFBD-EA16-439F-A90B-26653FFAAC0F

• Wind up to 9 mph from the north
• Relative humidity as low as 60%
• High of 77°F

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

Full forecast for Crainville, IL

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 have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0 µg/m³ around Tue, 9:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Crainville, IL6 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Carterville, IL6 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Energy, IL8 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Cambria, IL8 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Carbondale, IL8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Marion, IL9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin