Knob Fire
The Knob Fire was reported on November 2, 2016 in Macon County, North Carolina and burned 1,130 acres. It was declared out on December 30, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 2, 2016
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.108, -83.536.
The incident
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 2, 2016 at 3:46 PM EDT
- Contained
- November 15, 2016 at 8:00 AM EST
- Controlled
- December 7, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 30, 2016 at 5:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- WILDFIRE
- County
- Macon County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $203,061
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160275
- IRWIN identifier
- 4138369E-6C76-46B8-A3F9-EA3CC02D781E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Franklin, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Franklin, NC10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mountain City, GA16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Andrews, NC18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clayton, GA18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Young Harris, GA21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bryson City, NC23 miles north 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 24, 2017 at 6:47 PM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160275.