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Live wildfire tracking around Jackson: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Live risk assessment for Jackson, MS

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 5 active fires within 300 miles of Jackson, MS. None are inside Jackson city limits. The National Weather Service has 6 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 48).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 12 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 10 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Jackson, MS. Bold outline: Jackson city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

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6 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:00 PM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Prentiss; Lafayette; Union; Pontotoc; Lee; Itawamba; Yalobusha; Calhoun; Chickasaw; Monroe; McNairy; Hardin

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:00 PM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:00 PM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humph…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humph…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; S…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

5% of an average year
Burned so far in 20263 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)61 acres

So far in 2026, 3 acres have burned within 25 miles of Jackson, 5% of the 61 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Jackson, MS

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Emergency resources for Mississippi

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