Range 42a Fire

Active

Forrest County, Mississippi · Discovered October 7, 2026

20 acres
Size
-
Contained
-
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 3 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 3 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)

Current situation

Range 42a Fire

Active fire
Air quality · Good
AQI 32

The Range 42a Fire fire has burned 20 acres in Forrest County, Mississippi. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 32).

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Incident timeline

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  1. Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 20 acres

    3 hours ago · October 7, 2026
  2. New perimeter mapped at 20 acres (national perimeter feed)

    3 hours ago · October 7, 2026

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