Chestnut Knob Fire
The Chestnut Knob Fire was reported on November 6, 2016 in Burke County, North Carolina and burned 6,435 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 6,435 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2016
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.608, -81.636.
The incident
- Size
- 6,435 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2016 at 8:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Burke County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Morganton
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCS-160043
- IRWIN identifier
- 5CFD3FE6-C525-462D-8E02-624EBBE191CD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salem, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salem, NC7 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Morganton, NC10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Valdese, NC10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Drexel, NC11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Glen Alpine, NC12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Connelly Springs, NC12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
North Carolina wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 4, 2016 at 4:52 PM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCS-160043.