Wayne - Hwy 45 S Fire
The Wayne - Hwy 45 S Fire was reported on March 27, 2026 in Wayne County, Mississippi and burned 237 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 237 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.622, -88.583.
The incident
- Size
- 237 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles NE from Winchester, MS
- County
- Wayne County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $47,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017735
- IRWIN identifier
- 91F06B52-E54E-4EE5-9930-976F2156F6B6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Waynesboro, 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 March 28, 2026 at 6:49 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017735.