Millis Swamp Fire
The Millis Swamp Fire was reported on March 18, 2016 in Carteret County, North Carolina and burned 1,327 acres. It was declared out on May 31, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,327 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2016
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.764, -76.986.
The incident
- Size
- 1,327 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2016 at 10:30 AM EDT
- Contained
- March 24, 2016 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 31, 2016 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Carteret County
- State
- North Carolina
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160079
- IRWIN identifier
- 6148AD69-7E85-4522-9402-EFE09CCA258B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broad Creek, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broad Creek, NC4 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Emerald Isle, NC6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cape Carteret, NC7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cedar Point, NC7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Newport, NC7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Swansboro, NC9 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 August 31, 2016 at 3:19 PM EDT. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160079.