Horton Fire
The Horton Fire was reported on November 21, 2016 in Watauga County, North Carolina and burned 1,450 acres. It was declared out on December 31, 2016.
- Size
- 1,450 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 21, 2016
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.149, -81.574.
The incident
- Size
- 1,450 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 21, 2016 at 7:30 PM EST
- Contained
- December 1, 2016 at 8:00 AM EST
- Declared out
- December 31, 2016 at 12:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Watauga County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Blowing Rock
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $528,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCS-160059
- IRWIN identifier
- 19430010-F827-407B-BF48-D2F4AEED3D00
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Blowing Rock, 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 13, 2017 at 8:19 AM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCS-160059.