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Howard 83

Howard, AR

This fire is no longer active. It burned 10 acres in Howard before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

10

Acres Burned

81

Days Burning

Aug 22, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 9 acres in the last day
Aug 22 / 1 acresOct 17 / 10 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Caney Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AR

7.1 mi

NE

Black Fork Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AR

30.1 mi

NW

Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / OK

31.6 mi

NW

Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Avoid

Wildlife Refuge / AR

32.8 mi

S

Ouachita National Forest

Go

National Forest / AR

37.6 mi

NE

Little River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / OK

38.4 mi

SW

Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / AR

39.9 mi

NE

Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area

Go

Recreation Area / OK

43.4 mi

NW

Poteau Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AR

45.8 mi

N

Indian Nations National Scenic And Wildlife Area

Go

NCA / OK

46.8 mi

NW

Dry Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AR

54.4 mi

NE

Hot Springs National Park

Go

National Park / AR

64.5 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Howard 83 mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 22

Interagency perimeter data shows the Howard 83 at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 22Now

81 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: 14c01315-1089-4aa2-aa48-e1f67c39ec49

Important

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