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Fires Near Jackson, MS

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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Fires within 100 mi
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Nearest fire
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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Moderate

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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.

  • The nearest fire is 20 miles away but mostly contained.
There are currently 44 active fires within 300 miles of Jackson, MS, including 2 within 25 miles and 10 within 100 miles. None are inside Jackson city limits. The most significant is the Copiah - Leggett Rd & Shelton Weeks Rd fire, 49 miles away at 419 acres, 100% contained. No firefighting aircraft have been active within 50 miles of Jackson, MS in the past 12 hours.
Air quality measured at the Jackson NCORE monitor 2 miles away is moderate (AQI 58).

House pin: Jackson, MS. Bold outline: Jackson city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Red or amber shaded zones are active evacuation areas.

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Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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215 acres
≤ 50 mi
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1,004 acres
≤ 100 mi
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1,437 acres
≤ 200 mi
21
3,762 acres
≤ 300 mi
44
26K acres

This season vs the last decade

356% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026218 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)61 acres

So far in 2026, 218 acres have burned within 25 miles of Jackson, 356% of the 61 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Source: NIFC interagency incident reports, all agencies. Counts fires that started within 25 miles, at their full size.

Active fires near Jackson, MS

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Latest updates on fires near Jackson

Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.

  1. Sabine 9903 Fire · Fire reported 100% contained

    3 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  2. Sabine 9903 Fire · Containment rose to 60%

    5 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  3. Tipton - Pisgah Road Fire · Fire reported 100% contained

    6 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  4. Sabine 9900 Fire · Fire reported 100% contained

    7 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  5. Sabine 9900 Fire · Containment rose to 95%

    7 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  6. Titus 9896 Fire · Containment rose to 100%

    18 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  7. Titus 9896 Fire · Fire reported 100% contained

    18 hours ago · November 10, 2026

  8. Humphreys - Scepter Road Fire · Fire reported 100% contained

    29 hours ago · November 9, 2026

  9. Rusk 9882 Fire · Containment rose to 100%

    2 days ago · November 9, 2026

  10. Rusk 9882 Fire · Fire reported 100% contained

    2 days ago · November 9, 2026

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