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Automated summary generated: Oct 9, 2026 12:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Range 42A wildfire was discovered on 2026-10-07 at 20:48:04 in Forrest County, Mississippi, near latitude 31.1305 and longitude -89.1653. The cause remains undetermined and the incident is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. Initial reports from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) indicated the fire had burned 20 acres by 21:40:03 on the day of discovery, and by 01:20:04 the following morning the area had expanded to 377 acres. No containment percentage, personnel deployment, fire behavior, weather conditions, evacuation actions, or cost estimates have been officially released. The fire remains active with no containment reported as of the latest update.
Good air quality at the reporting station. AQI does not assess fire danger, road access or evacuation status.
Reporting area: Hattiesburg. Source: AirNow.gov (EPA).
Observed: 2026-10-22 20:00:00 UTC Β· Site: Hattiesburg.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {3D434171-7A30-44BE-AF16-1C26C3D520CA}
Discovered: Oct 7, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Managing Agency: USFS
Coordinates: 31.1305, -89.1653
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The Range 42A Fire has burned 377 acres as of October 8, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the Range 42A Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The Range 42A Fire is burning in Forrest, MS.
The Range 42A Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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