Range 39 Fire (MS)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 15 Miles SE from Hattiesburg, MS
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Southern Rough
- Behavior
- Moderate
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across Southern Rough fuels under moderate fire behavior, the Range 39 Fire has expanded at an approximate rate of 850 acres per day over its two days of activity, reaching 1,700 acres in Perry County, Mississippi. Located 15 miles southeast of Hattiesburg, the federal incident on USFS land remains 90 percent contained while satellites pick up three heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours.
Managed by a Type 4 Incident Command with a single assigned personnel and an estimated cost of 5,000 USD, the active Type 4 incident unfolds against a regional backdrop where the typical fire season runs from June to October. Nationally, 2,628,213 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 52 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mississippi for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,700 acres — about 6.9 km². At 90% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,628,213 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 52% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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