Winston-Johnson 5 RD Fire
The Winston-Johnson 5 RD Fire was reported on March 20, 2026 in Winston County, Mississippi and burned 103 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 103 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.968, -89.027.
The incident
- Size
- 103 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles SW from Noxapater, MS
- County
- Winston County
- State
- Mississippi
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MSMSS-017510
- IRWIN identifier
- 43BC3AF6-C501-434B-B375-3B2E64068F62
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Louisville, MS covers the area today.
Nearby
- Louisville, MS11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Philadelphia, MS15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Pearl River, MS17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Coldwater, MS21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ackerman, MS25 miles north of the fire’s origin
- De Kalb, MS26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Mississippi wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-017510.