2026 North Carolina Wildfires

0 Active Fires

0 Acres Burning

8 2026 Season Fires ▲ +3 (+60%) vs same period last year

2,911 2026 Season Acres ▼ -5,102 (-64%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in North Carolina

Jun 2 Started 667 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Rose Bay Canal Fire

May 19 Started 670 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Cadduggen Fire

Apr 16 Started 35 acres 27 football fields Flat Rattlesnake Fire

Largest wildfires in North Carolina this season

670 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Cadduggen Fire Atlantic

667 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Rose Bay Canal Fire Swanquarter

420 Acres 323 football fields Jumping Branch Fire Old Fort

407 Acres 313 football fields Tarkiln Ridge Fire Hayesville

350 Acres 269 football fields Poplar Fire Erwin

A fire is listed here when it is located in North Carolina. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed the border is listed with the acres that burned in North Carolina, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into North Carolina is listed too, at its North Carolina acres, and is not added to the North Carolina fire counts.

Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres
Cadduggen Fire	May 19, 2026	100%	Inactive	670
Rose Bay Canal Fire	Jun 2, 2026	100%	Inactive	667
Jumping Branch Fire	Mar 29, 2026	100%	Inactive	420
Tarkiln Ridge Fire	Mar 23, 2026	90%	Inactive	407
Poplar Fire	Mar 23, 2026	100%	Inactive	350
Winding Stair A Fire	Feb 9, 2026	85%	Inactive	250
Fox Gap Fire	Mar 25, 2026	30%	Inactive	112
Flat Rattlesnake Fire	Apr 16, 2026	—	Inactive	35
Totals	2026 Season Fires 8	Active Fires 0	Acres Burning 0	2026 Season Acres 2,911