Dowling Fire
Active
Sharkey County, Mississippi · Discovered October 12, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 16 days ago
Dowling Fire
The Dowling Fire fire has burned 138 acres in Sharkey County, Mississippi. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 5 mph toward the N, with gusts to 8 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 46). 6 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Dowling Fire size over time
6 official size readingsGrew from 1 to 138 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
24 days ago · October 17, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
24 days ago · October 17, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
24 days ago · October 17, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Containment rose to 100%
26 days ago · October 15, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
26 days ago · October 15, 2026Containment rose to 90%
27 days ago · October 15, 2026Grew 31 acres in 26 hours to 138 acres
27 days ago · October 15, 2026Grew 106 acres in 4 hours to 107 acres
28 days ago · October 13, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 1 acres
28 days ago · October 13, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2026, 11:53:22 PM | 138 acres | 100% |
| 10/15/2026, 12:31:42 AM | 138 acres | 90% |
| 10/15/2026, 12:16:41 AM | 138 acres | 5% |
| 10/13/2026, 10:27:57 PM | 106 acres | 5% |
| 10/13/2026, 9:49:28 PM | 107 acres | 5% |
| 10/13/2026, 6:04:26 PM | 1.0 acres | - |
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About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.