Land cover · Mississippi 2026
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| Acres by cover type | Acres in Mississippi | % of burned | % of Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 10,942 | 86.1% | 61.8% |
| Range (shrubland) | 23 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Grassland | 1,425 | 11.2% | 18.7% |
| Other | 312 | 2.5% | 19.2% |
| Burned in from another state or province | 1 | — | — |
| Measured acres in Mississippi | 12,701 | — | — |
Measured fires
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Mississippi | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Show Fire | 500 | 4,896 | 3,959 | 17 | 870 | 50 | 0 |
| Range 6 Fire | 3,525 | 3,528 | 3,244 | 2 | 187 | 95 | 0 |
| Merit Creek Fire | 828 | 827 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kataja Fire | 600 | 655 | 524 | 2 | 111 | 19 | 0 |
| Janney Fire | 319 | 320 | 235 | 1 | 64 | 20 | 0 |
| Mill Creek Fire | 312 | 300 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cha Jim Road Rx Fire | 276 | 276 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vick Fy26 Rx Fire | 225 | 224 | 44 | 0 | 139 | 41 | 0 |
| Nova Fire | 188 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 305 H Fire | 315 | 165 | 157 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Junebug Fire | 134 | 135 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ice Box Fire | 1 | 122 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wolf Creek Rx Fire | 118 | 118 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ballard Fire | 110 | 108 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| East Lake Rx Fire | 104 | 104 | 93 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Nps Witchdance East Rx Fire | 115 | 102 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Glenn'S Cemetary Fire | 1 | 100 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tucker Rx Fire | 82 | 83 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Widow Fire | 78 | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First Fire | 4 | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Harder Times Fire | 67 | 68 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eulamay Fire | 56 | 56 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Triple T Fire | 0 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 562 C Fire | 26 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guis Davis Bayou Rx Fire | 33 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hurricane Fire | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ester Mill Rd Fire | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Natr Hq Unit Rx Fire | 110 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Workover Fire | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shady Pine Fire | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Railroad Fire | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bunkley 1 Fire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Preserve Entry Fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goose Fire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lost Rabbit Fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smod Fire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State Line Fire burned in from another state or province | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 37 | 8,172 |
| Offered to measurement | 37 | 8,172 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with cells | 37 | 8,172 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting measurement | 0 | 0 |
| Measurement errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Mississippi | 0 | 0 |
| Measured acres in Mississippi | 37 | 12,701 |
| Measured acres outside Mississippi | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 12,701 |
| Reported minus measured | — | -4,529 |
| Burned in from another state or province | 1 | 1 |
LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for MS. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-30. 30 m cells.