The U.S. government is tracking 5 wildfires in North Carolina today. Together they cover about 1,552 acres (roughly 1,000 football fields), spread across the state. They're all small right now. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Sunday, August 16th at 1:00 p.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Rose Hill Bay Fire
Duplin County, North Carolina
531 acres
100% contained
Farm Road Fire
Scotland County, North Carolina
499 acres
100% contained
Quarry Road Fire
Brunswick County, North Carolina
283 acres
100% contained
Gone Away Road Fire
Richmond County, North Carolina
209 acres
100% contained
Wild Boar Point Fire
Dare County, North Carolina
30 acres
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Wisconsin
25 fires · 25 not contained · small fires
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
18 fires · 10 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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