Willie Fire News Today

Mark Twain National Forest wildland firefighters utilized backburning to stop the progression of the Willie Fire at 2,538 acres on Friday. The U.S. Forest Service noted in a Facebook post the wildfire was contained, and the area was receiving some much needed rain. Early Thursday, firefighters responded to the wildfire along Glade Top Trail. Named the Willie Fire, the wildfire was located approximately 20 miles southwest of Ava and 4 miles northwest of Longrun. The wildfire was burning on natio...

ROLLA, Mo. – Mark Twain National Forest wildland firefighters are responding to a wildfire along Glade Top Trail. Named the Willie Fire, this wildfire is located approximately 20 miles southwest of Ava and 4 miles northwest of Longrun, Mo. The wildfire is burning on national forest land in the mixed brush and woodlands within the glade ecosystem of that area.The wildfire is currently estimated at 220 acres and is continuing to grow. The spread is due to record warm and dry weather for this ti...