Avey Branch Fire
The Avey Branch Fire was reported on November 4, 2016 in Graham County, North Carolina and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on November 9, 2016.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 17%
- Discovered
- November 4, 2016
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.373, -83.897.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 17%
- Discovered
- November 4, 2016 at 7:44 PM EDT
- Declared out
- November 9, 2016 at 8:45 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Graham County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Robbinsville
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160293
- IRWIN identifier
- 4BD883B8-4711-462D-AD3A-DC843B6C0606
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Robbinsville, 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 November 10, 2016 at 1:23 PM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160293.