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Pontotoc Pennington Rd

Pontotoc, MS · Human

Crews have this fire 90% contained. Nearby public lands are likely open, but check for lingering closures.

0%Near Contained

171

Acres Burned

1

Days Burning

Oct 22, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

6 public land units within 75 miles

Holly Springs National Forest

Go

National Forest / MS

29.1 mi

NW

Tombigbee National Forest

Go

National Forest / MS

43.7 mi

S

Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MS

59.8 mi

W

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MS

63.9 mi

S

Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MS

65.8 mi

SW

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MS

71.5 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Pontotoc Pennington Rd mapped at 171 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 23

Interagency perimeter data shows the Pontotoc Pennington Rd at 171 acres, 90% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 22Now

1 day 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: f49116d0-4e45-4690-8997-74594b9c35f4

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