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Hempstead 227

Hempstead, AR · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 2 acres in Hempstead before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

2

Acres Burned

59

Days Burning

Sep 13, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Sep 13 / 1 acresSep 16 / 2 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

6 public land units within 75 miles

Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Avoid

Wildlife Refuge / AR

42.5 mi

W

Caney Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AR

57.8 mi

NW

Hot Springs National Park

Go

National Park / AR

62.7 mi

NE

Little River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / OK

67.6 mi

W

Ouachita National Forest

Go

National Forest / AR

71.3 mi

N

Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / AR

73.3 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Hempstead 227 update: 2 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Hempstead 227 grew 1 acres to 2.

IRWIN

Hempstead 227 mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Interagency perimeter data shows the Hempstead 227 at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 13Now

59 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 675cbf52-9782-473d-8657-ee8ca1e2f84c

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