Camp Branch Fire
The Camp Branch Fire was reported on November 23, 2016 in Macon County, North Carolina and burned 3,804 acres. It was declared out on December 20, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,804 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 23, 2016
- Personnel
- 133
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.165, -83.541.
The incident
- Size
- 3,804 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 23, 2016 at 6:40 AM EST
- Contained
- December 3, 2016 at 7:00 PM EST
- Controlled
- December 7, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 20, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Macon County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 133
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,045,939
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160378
- IRWIN identifier
- B4A23F38-DFA5-4E69-9664-A40277164902
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Franklin, 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 January 9, 2017 at 1:58 PM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160378.