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Jackson - Hwy 90

Jackson, MS · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,428 acres in Jackson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,428

Acres Burned

87

Days Burning

Aug 15, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 17 / 195 acresSep 8 / 1,428 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

11 public land units within 75 miles

Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MS

2.4 mi

E

Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MS

16.1 mi

W

Gulf Islands Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / MS

16.3 mi

SW

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / AL

36.7 mi

E

Red Creek Purchase Unit

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National Forest / MS

39 mi

NW

Leaf Wilderness

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Wilderness / MS

45.3 mi

NW

Breton National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / LA

47 mi

SW

Breton National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

47.4 mi

SW

Black Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / MS

51.1 mi

NW

De Soto National Forest

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National Forest / MS

53.9 mi

NW

De Soto Purchase Unit

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National Forest / MS

67.8 mi

NW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Jackson - Hwy 90 update: 1,428 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Jackson - Hwy 90 containment moved from 85% to 100%.

IRWIN

Jackson - Hwy 90 update: 1,428 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Jackson - Hwy 90 containment moved from 75% to 85%.

IRWIN

Jackson - Hwy 90 update: 1,428 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the Jackson - Hwy 90 containment moved from 70% to 75%.

IRWIN

Jackson - Hwy 90 update: 1,428 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Jackson - Hwy 90 grew 28 acres to 1,428 and containment moved from 35% to 70%.

IRWIN

Jackson - Hwy 90 update: 1,400 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Jackson - Hwy 90 grew 1,205 acres to 1,400.

IRWIN

Jackson - Hwy 90 mapped at 195 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Jackson - Hwy 90 at 195 acres, 35% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 15Now

87 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: 35dca5f2-04cd-48ea-a82d-9294b0393e52

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