Clear Creek Fire
The Clear Creek Fire was reported on November 20, 2016 in McDowell County, North Carolina and burned 3,163 acres. It was declared out on December 24, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,163 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 20, 2016
- Personnel
- 74
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.705, -82.101.
The incident
- Size
- 3,163 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 20, 2016 at 12:47 AM EST
- Contained
- November 30, 2016 at 5:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 24, 2016 at 5:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- McDowell County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Marion
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Personnel assigned
- 74
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCS-160054
- IRWIN identifier
- 3B44487A-C495-4623-BA25-2F76593CCCE1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Marion, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- West Marion, NC5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Marion, NC5 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Black Mountain, NC14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Spruce Pine, NC15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Glen Alpine, NC18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Swannanoa, NC18 miles southwest 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 January 9, 2017 at 6:48 PM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCS-160054.