Sunset Fire
The Sunset Fire was reported on March 18, 2026 in Smith County, Mississippi and burned 600 acres. It was declared out on May 4, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped June 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM CDT, 600 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 32.210, -89.364.
The incident
- Size
- 600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- May 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles SE from Forest, MS
- County
- Smith County
- State
- Mississippi
- Nearest city reported
- Forest, MS
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMNF-000289
- IRWIN identifier
- 4D324121-E928-4870-9D40-4D7ADCB7C810
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Forest, 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 June 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMNF-000289.