Talla Pointe resident catches blaze on Ring camera
One homeowner in the Talla Pointe neighborhood shared his Ring camera footage of the flames moving dangerously close to his home. Earl Evans tells WXXV News 25 he was…
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Crews battling woods fire in Harrison County
Harrison County fire crews are currently battling a woods fire north of Biloxi. The blaze is in the area of Highways 15 and 67. News 25 has a crew on scene and we will continue to update as more information…
Crews battle woods fire in Harrison County
Harrison County fire crews, along with the sheriff’s department aviation unit and forestry crews, battled a large woods and brush fire Tuesday. The fire was contained to an area near South Carr Bridge Road, which is north of the Woolmarket…
Fire sparks up near Moss Point exit
Friday afternoon, a woods fire sparked up near the Moss Point exit on I-10. According to Kevin Craft with the Mississippi Forestry Commission, the cause of the blaze is undetermined and currently impacting woods. Multiple structures are in danger, but…
Hancock County Woods Fire Update
Fire crews make progress in containing the woods fire off of Highway 90 between Pearlington and Waveland. Mississippi Forestry Commission officials tell us that as of late last night, the fire…
More than 400 acres have burned in Hancock Co. as crews continue to fight fires
An ongoing developing story happening in Hancock County as crews are busy battling a woods fire. Just across Highway 90 in…
Woods fire threatened mobile home in Lizana
Harrison County Fire Rescue and Mississippi Forestry Fire Crews responded to a field fire that endangered a mobile home and burned several acres yesterday. The fire was just off…
Harrison County fire officials investigating woods fire
Harrison County Fire Rescue, along with the US Forest Service firefighters, responded to a large wooded area for a fire that is believed to have been set. Fire crews kept the…
Woods still smoldering from Saturday fire in Ocean Springs
Smoke can still be seen in Jackson County due to the fire on Saturday in Gulf Park Estates. According to Mississippi Forestry Commission Outreach Officer Kevin Craft,…
Hundreds of acres burned in woods fire in Ocean Springs
A fire engulfed a wooded area in Gulf Park Estates, burning hundreds of acres in Jackson County over the weekend. No official word yet on what…
Authorities on scene of major woods fire in Jackson County
The Jackson County Office of Emergency Services and the Jackson County Fire Department are on the scene of a major woods fire around the area of Biloxi Road and Wilson Road. Motorists…
Ocean Springs woods fire ruled accidental result of juvenile playing with a lighter
Ocean Springs, MS - The woods fire that occurred on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in the vicinity of Riley Road resulted in approximately 120 acres of vegetation being impacted and numerous structures threatened. No structures were damaged and there were…
Ocean Springs brush fire contained, still smoldering as crews monitor hot spots
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — A brush fire that began Tuesday in Ocean Springs is under control and mostly out, but smoke continues to linger. The Ocean Springs Fire Department first responded to the reported brush fire north of Cabana…
Between 1,800 and 2,000 acres burned in Hancock County woods fire
For the past three days, fire crews have been battling massive woods fires in Hancock County. It is estimated that between 1,800 and 2,000 acres were burned during this fire. Winds played a huge factor in this fire that started…
Weather affecting firefighting efforts in Hancock County; 1800-2000 acres burned
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV) — The weather is playing a major role in the wildfire that continues to burn near the Lakeshore community in Hancock County. The fire began Tuesday morning and has already burned nearly 2,000 acres. Crews have struggled…
Fire crews battling large woods fire in Hancock County
Fire officials are back at the location of a Hancock County woods fire after thick heavy smoke was at the scene. Fire crews spent most of today battling the large woods fire near the Springwood neighborhood on Highway 90 in…
Bay St. Louis wildfire believed to be "under control," crews still monitoring the scene
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV) — Fire crews spent most of Tuesday battling a large woods fire near the Springwood neighborhood on Highway 90 in Hancock County. Several volunteer fire departments in Hancock County responded to the scene, including Bayside…
Crews battling woods fire near Highway 90 in Hancock County
Crews are battling a huge woods fire in the Springwood neighborhood on Highway 90 in Hancock County. Bayside, West Hancock, and Clermont Fire in Hancock County responded to the scene earlier this evening. Mississippi Forestry is also on scene helping…
Arson suspected in large Harrison County woods fire
The Harrison County woods fire is suspected to be arson. After days of battling a blaze that burned nearly 2,000 acres in Harrison County last week, evidence is starting to point to arson, according to Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat…
Rain puts damper on massive woods fire in Harrison County
Officials are saying it was the biggest fire Harrison County has seen in years. After days of fighting the woods fire that began on Canal Road in Long Beach, fire crews are finally seeing some relief. No one was injured…
Gulfport Police: 28th Street back open, Canal Road remains closed due to heavy smoke
A large woods fire between has created hazardous driving conditions for several areas in Harrison County. All parts of 28th Street are back open as of 8:43 a.m. Earlier this morning, Gulfport Police temporarily closed 28th Street from 59th Avenue…
Harrison County fire crews battling brush fire
For the past three days, crews have been battling a brush fire that broke out in central Harrison County on Saturday and it’s ongoing hot spots sparking more fires throughout the area although the massive brush fire from the weekend…
Two Firefighters Hurt in Stone County Woods Fire
The dry conditions we’ve seen the past few months have placed most of our state in a burn ban. This afternoon, firefighters and members of the US Forestry Commission are battling a woods fire in Stone County where two firemen…
Woods Fire in Harrison County
An aggressive woods fire threatened nearby homes in a Saucier-Lizana community this afternoon. The blaze broke out around 4 o’clock on Doug Lee Road. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan says the fire started in a field then spread to…