McCormick County, South Carolina · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
632 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
10
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$500,000
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
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— |
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The Woodlawn Fire is a wildfire near McCormick County, South Carolina. It has burned about 632 acres (about 479 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 months ago. About 10 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 6th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Tonight
72°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 3 mph S · 46% chance of rain
Friday
92°F · Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 3 mph S · 20% chance of rain
Friday Night
72°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 3 mph S · 17% chance of rain
Saturday
92°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 mph S · 27% chance of rain
Saturday Night
73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 mph S · 27% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 6th at 7:02 p.m. CDT.
About 10 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $500,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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