Bald Knob Fire
The Bald Knob Fire was reported on July 17, 2015 in McDowell County, North Carolina and burned 1,268 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,268 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2015
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.786, -81.990.
The incident
- Size
- 1,268 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2015 at 4:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- August 26, 2015 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2015 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- McDowell County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Marion
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-NCNCF-150110
- IRWIN identifier
- 4C0A57F3-AB64-4D67-8727-EA26E4FBED25
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marion, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 28, 2015 at 2:11 PM EDT. Identifier 2015-NCNCF-150110.