Ferebee Memorial Fire
The Ferebee Memorial Fire was reported on November 5, 2016 in Swain County, North Carolina and burned 3,175 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,175 acres
- Contained
- 34%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2016
- Personnel
- 163
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.303, -83.653.
The incident
- Size
- 3,175 acres
- Containment
- 34%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2016 at 5:12 PM EDT
- Declared out
- November 12, 2016 at 7:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Swain County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 163
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $263,827
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160299
- IRWIN identifier
- 78E3292B-7B6B-41B8-910C-98A4E03BF79F
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 December 19, 2016 at 11:28 AM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160299.