2026 North Carolina Wildfires

0 Active Fires
11 2026 Season Fires ▲ +3 (+38%) vs same period last year
2,545 2026 Season Acres ▼ -24,995 (-91%) vs same period last year

Newest North Carolina wildfires

Apr 27 Started 2 acres 2 football fields Chestnut Ridge Fire
Apr 16 Started 35 acres 27 football fields Flat Rattlesnake Fire
Apr 14 Started 650 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 500 football fields Appalachia Fire
Apr 12 Started 24 acres 18 football fields Hazelnut Fire
Mar 29 Started 420 acres 323 football fields Jumping Branch Fire
Mar 25 Started 112 acres 86 football fields Fox Gap Fire

Largest North Carolina wildfires this season

650 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 500 football fields Appalachia Fire McCaysville
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
250 Acres 192 football fields Rich Mountain Fire Dahlonega
250 Acres 192 football fields Winding Stair A Fire Franklin

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🔥 Chestnut Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Apr 27 2 acre
McCaysville, Georgia, United States
🔥 Flat Rattlesnake Fire 2026
Started: Apr 16 35 acre
Highlands, North Carolina, United States
🔥 Appalachia Fire 2026
Started: Apr 14 650 acre 100% contained
McCaysville, Georgia, United States
🔥 Hazelnut Fire 2026
Started: Apr 12 24 acre
Yonah, Georgia, United States
🔥 Jumping Branch Fire 2026
Started: Mar 29 420 acre 100% contained
Old Fort, North Carolina, United States
🔥 Fox Gap Fire 2026
Started: Mar 25 112 acre 30% contained
Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States
🔥 Rich Mountain Fire 2026
Started: Mar 25 250 acre 100% contained
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States
🔥 Poplar Fire 2026
Started: Mar 23 350 acre 100% contained
Erwin, Tennessee, United States
🔥 Tarkiln Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Mar 23 407 acre 90% contained
Hayesville, North Carolina, United States
🔥 Rabbit Fire 2026
Started: Mar 22 45 acre
Maryville, Tennessee, United States
🔥 Winding Stair A Fire 2026
Started: Feb 9 250 acre 85% contained
Franklin, North Carolina, United States