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North Carolina Large Wildfire History
Since 2002, 10 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in North Carolina. The largest burned 21,331 ac; together they cover about 53,928 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in North Carolina
All mapped large fires
Ncmcr-Fy19-Rx-1.1.2.B1,081 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 26, 2020
Whipping Creek Road15,456 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 7, 2016
Woodpecker1,157 ac
2013 · perimeter dated April 12, 2013
Dad21,331 ac
2012 · perimeter dated September 7, 2012
Carolina Bay2,660 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 12, 2009
St Mary'S4,566 ac
2008 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Blackhorse2,539 ac
2008 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Peavine2,873 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Quarry1,141 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Buck Mtn1,125 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.