Berkeley County, South Carolina · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
222 acres
Jul 23, 8:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Jul 23, 8:01 PM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
6
Jul 23, 8:01 PM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$10,000
Jul 23, 8:01 PM
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— |
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The Fowler Cemetery Fire is a wildfire near Berkeley County, South Carolina. It has burned about 222 acres (about 168 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 8:01 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
78°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 6 mph S · 22% chance of rain
Friday
94°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 62% chance of rain
Friday Night
76°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 60% chance of rain
Saturday
92°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 mph SW · 90% chance of rain
Saturday Night
74°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 1 mph W · 90% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 8:05 p.m. CDT.
About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $10,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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