The U.S. government is tracking 3 wildfires in South Carolina today. Together they cover about 3,174 acres (roughly 2,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 2 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Monday, August 17th at 11:00 a.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.
Woodbury Fire
Marion County, South Carolina
1,750 acres
95% contained
Horse Island Fire
Berkeley County, South Carolina
1,012 acres
100% contained
Can City Fire
Colleton County, South Carolina
412 acres
100% contained
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
98 fires · 71 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
63 fires · 56 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
45 fires · 37 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Wyoming
16 fires · 8 not contained · 31K acres
Oklahoma
16 fires · 12 not contained · 4,132 acres
South Dakota
14 fires · 13 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
New Mexico
10 fires · 9 not contained · 11K acres
Wisconsin
10 fires · 10 not contained · small fires
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Florida
7 fires · 5 not contained · 3,647 acres
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 39K acres
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
Arizona
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · all contained · 1,670 acres
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
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
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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