Sweetwater Fire
The Sweetwater Fire was reported on March 24, 2026 in Marengo County, Alabama and burned 570 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 570 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.236, -87.915.
The incident
- Size
- 570 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 9 Miles S from Swwetwater, AL
- County
- Marengo County
- State
- Alabama
- Nearest city reported
- Sweetwater
- 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
- $4,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ALALS-260324-4
- IRWIN identifier
- E8E6A8C1-F317-48BD-A4B6-79845724FEA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Linden, AL 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 March 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-ALALS-260324-4.