Mississippi wildfire map
Fires in Mississippi right now
Updated
28 fire clusters in Mississippi in the last 48 h (7 significant) Strongest: 34 km N of Pascagoula, 62 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Mississippi, United States: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the state grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 28 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 7 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 77
- Strongest fire
- 62 MW 34 km N of Pascagoula
- Share of United States
- 5% 573 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 15
Active fires in Mississippi
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 77 thermal hotspots in Mississippi in the last 48 h, grouped into 28 fire clusters; 7 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 5% of the 573 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 34 km N of Pascagoula, peaking at 62 MW (moderate) with 1 detection, last seen Sun 2:33 pm local time. No cluster in the state passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
15 listed cities in Mississippi have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Southaven, 2 km from a fire to its WSW.
Fires are assigned to the state of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring state.
Fire clusters in Mississippi
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 km SSW of Pearl | 10 | 33 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sun 3:16 am |
| 50 km ENE of Brandon | 8 | 34 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sun 3:16 am |
| 60 km ESE of Brandon | 6 | 19 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 34 km N of Pascagoula | 1 | 62 MW | Sun 2:33 pm | Sun 2:33 pm |
| 15 km WSW of Columbus | 14 | 4 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 69 km SSW of Southaven | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 7 km ESE of Pascagoula | 5 | 3 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 28 km SSE of Hattiesburg | 1 | 9 MW | Sun 2:33 pm | Sun 2:33 pm |
| 34 km W of West Gulfport | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sun 2:33 pm |
| 84 km WSW of Southaven | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 2:53 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 42 km NNW of Hattiesburg | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 14 km WNW of Oxford | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 2:53 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 4 km N of Pearl | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 32 km ENE of Brandon | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 56 km S of Meridian | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 99 km NNE of Madison | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 107 km E of Meridian | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 85 km S of Oxford | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 67 km ESE of Hattiesburg | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 2:33 pm |
| 66 km SE of Meridian | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| at Southaven | 4 | 1 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 62 km NNW of Tupelo | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 50 km ESE of Hattiesburg | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 15 km WNW of Southaven | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 10 km NNW of Oxford | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sat 3:35 am |
Cities in Mississippi near a fire
- Wildfires near Southaven nearest 2 km WSW
- Wildfires near Pearl nearest 4 km N
- Wildfires near Jackson nearest 5 km ENE
- Wildfires near Pascagoula nearest 7 km ESE
- Wildfires near Olive Branch nearest 9 km WNW
- Wildfires near Oxford, MS nearest 10 km NNW
- Wildfires near Madison, MS nearest 13 km WSW
- Wildfires near Columbus, MS nearest 14 km WSW
- Wildfires near Brandon, MS nearest 15 km WNW
- Wildfires near Hattiesburg nearest 28 km SSE
- Wildfires near West Gulfport nearest 33 km W
- Wildfires near Gulfport nearest 34 km W
- Wildfires near Biloxi nearest 38 km E
- Wildfires near Meridian, MS nearest 55 km S
- Wildfires near Tupelo nearest 62 km NNW
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other states
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.