Poplar Fire 2026

Started: Mar 23 350 acre 100% contained Wildfire
Near Erwin, Tennessee · Mitchell County, North Carolina

Poplar Fire is the 5th-largest wildfire this season in North Carolina, burning 4 miles southeast of Erwin.

140 Days Active
5th By Size 5th-largest wildfire this season in North Carolina
4 mi SE From Erwin to the fire perimeter
350 Acres 269 football fields
100%
Contained
10 Personnel $520K spent $1.49K/acre

Poplar Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Poplar Fire Fire Growth History
Poplar Fire Containment History

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Places Near Poplar Fire

Erwin, Tennessee, United States Banner Hill, Tennessee, United States Unicoi, Tennessee, United States Burnsville, North Carolina, United States Pine Crest, Tennessee, United States Bakersville, North Carolina, United States Johnson City, Tennessee, United States Midway, Tennessee, United States Jonesborough, Tennessee, United States Telford, Tennessee, United States Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States Roan Mountain, Tennessee, United States Oak Grove, Tennessee, United States Hunter, Tennessee, United States Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States Gray, Tennessee, United States Mars Hill, North Carolina, United States Spurgeon, Tennessee, United States Chuckey, Tennessee, United States Bluff City, Tennessee, United States Colonial Heights, Tennessee, United States Newland, North Carolina, United States Fall Branch, Tennessee, United States Tusculum, Tennessee, United States Blountville, Tennessee, United States Marshall, North Carolina, United States Weaverville, North Carolina, United States Montreat, North Carolina, United States Walnut Hill, Tennessee, United States Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States Greeneville, Tennessee, United States Kingsport, Tennessee, United States Bloomingdale, Tennessee, United States Old Fort, North Carolina, United States Swannanoa, North Carolina, United States Bristol, Tennessee, United States Bristol, Virginia, United States Woodfin, North Carolina, United States Hot Springs, North Carolina, United States