Shady Grove Fire
The Shady Grove Fire was reported on April 28, 2026 in Russell County, Alabama and burned 522 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 522 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 28, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.296, -85.318.
The incident
- Size
- 522 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 28, 2026 at 12:35 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 13 Miles W from HATCHECHUBBEE, AL
- County
- Russell County
- State
- Alabama
- Nearest city reported
- HATCHECHUBBEE
- 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
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ALALS-20260428-3
- IRWIN identifier
- 91D433F7-B2E5-41DB-9E27-F15733E84ABE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hurtsboro, AL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hurtsboro, AL7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ladonia, AL18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Smiths Station, AL21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Phenix City, AL22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Columbus, GA22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Tuskegee, AL24 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-ALALS-20260428-3.