Land cover · North Carolina 2026

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Acres by cover type Acres in North Carolina % of burned % of North Carolina
Forest 2,293 78.9% 61.6%
Range (shrubland) 0 0.0% 0.3%
Grassland 545 18.8% 15.2%
Other 67 2.3% 22.9%
Measured acres in North Carolina 2,906 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in North Carolina Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Cadduggen Fire 670 663 196 0 457 10 0
Rose Bay Canal Fire 667 662 557 0 77 28 0
Jumping Branch Fire 420 417 405 0 3 8 0
Tarkiln Ridge Fire 407 408 408 0 0 0 0
Poplar Fire 350 371 358 0 2 11 0
Winding Stair A Fire 250 241 227 0 6 8 0
Fox Gap Fire 112 113 111 0 0 2 0
Flat Rattlesnake Fire 35 32 32 0 0 0 0
Fires awaiting measurement
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Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Mop Fy26 Northeast Rx And Savannah Unit Rx Fire 17 — Awaiting a perimeter
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 9 2,928
Offered to measurement 9 2,928
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 8 2,911
Awaiting a perimeter 1 17
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside North Carolina 0 0
Measured acres in North Carolina 8 2,906
Measured acres outside North Carolina — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 2,906
Reported minus measured — 5
Burned in from another state or province 0 0

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for NC. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-16. 30 m cells.