Land cover · McDowell County 2026

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Acres by cover type Acres in McDowell County % of burned % of McDowell County
Forest 405 97.3% 85.1%
Range (shrubland) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Grassland 3 0.7% 6.8%
Other 8 1.9% 8.1%
Measured acres in McDowell County 417 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in McDowell County Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Jumping Branch Fire 420 417 405 0 3 8 0
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 1 420
Offered to measurement 1 420
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 1 420
Awaiting a perimeter 0 0
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside McDowell County 0 0
Measured acres in McDowell County 1 417
Measured acres outside McDowell County — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 417
Reported minus measured — 3
Burned in from another county 0 0

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for NC. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-01. 30 m cells.