Reported U.S. incident locations, containment, and automated summaries for North Carolina.
Tracked incidents are at least 10 acres, have no reported fire-out date, and have source updates within 14 days. Containment does not confirm extinguishment.
Air quality data from AirNow.gov (EPA), regional observations near each fire's location.
Search by fire name or county to jump straight to a specific incident in North Carolina.
So far, 1 active wildfire has been recorded burning a combined 14 acres in North Carolina, based on official NIFC data.
The largest currently active fire in North Carolina is the Gum Swamp Road Fire in Columbus County, at 14 acres and 100% contained.
Right now, active fires span 1 county in North Carolina: Columbus. Use the county filter above or the search box to jump straight to your area.
Containment refers to the percentage of a fire's perimeter that firefighters have secured with control lines, not how much of the fire is extinguished. Read more about containment strategy in our glossary.
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There is currently 1 active wildfire reported in North Carolina, covering a combined 14 acres.
The largest currently active wildfire in North Carolina is the Gum Swamp Road Fire at 14 acres, 100% contained.
Active wildfires are currently reported across 1 county in North Carolina: Columbus.
Use the search box above or the county buttons under "Active Wildfires by County" to filter this page down to a single county. Every incident card also shows which county it's burning in.
Active fire data is pulled from NIFC every 20 minutes. AI-generated summaries are refreshed in batches after recorded incident changes and may lag behind the latest figures.
Incident data comes from NIFC's WFIGS feed. AI summaries are automated interpretations of that data and may contain errors; verify important details with the responsible agency.
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Real-time map, acreage, and containment for every major U.S. wildfire, updated from official NIFC data.
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