No longer in the daily fire updates. The Horse Island Fire last appeared in an official report on August 13, at 1,012 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Horse Island Fire

Berkeley County, South Carolina · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (21 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,012 acres
Sep 3, 12:00 AM
+1 acres
was 1,011 acres · Jul 25, 3:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 3, 12:00 AM
+10 percent
was 90% · Aug 6, 2:00 PM
Crew size
6
Sep 3, 12:00 AM
−3
was 9 · Aug 6, 2:00 PM
Money spent
$803,284
Sep 3, 12:00 AM
+$253,284
was $550,000 · Jul 25, 3:00 PM

Horse Island Fire and other nearby fires

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Horse Island Fire summary

The Horse Island Fire is a wildfire near Berkeley County, South Carolina. It has burned about 1,012 acres (about 767 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
1,012 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 18, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

This Afternoon

89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph SW · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

72°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 3 mph SW · 58% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 3 mph SW · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Friday Night

70°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 2 mph W · 67% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

87°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph SE · 76% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 11:02 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $803,284 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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