Party Rock Fire
The Party Rock Fire was reported on November 5, 2016 in Rutherford County, North Carolina and burned 7,142 acres. It was declared out on December 31, 2016.
- Size
- 7,142 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2016
- Personnel
- 177
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.446, -82.212.
The incident
- Size
- 7,142 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2016 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- November 29, 2016 at 12:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 31, 2016 at 12:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Rutherford County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Chimney Rock / Lake Lure
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Personnel assigned
- 177
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,889,344
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCS-160031
- IRWIN identifier
- 40B1D720-EC42-4A5B-92B9-686CC5AC3E00
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Lure, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Lure, NC1 mile south of the fire’s origin
- Edneyville, NC8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fruitland, NC11 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fairview, NC11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Dana, NC12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Black Mountain, NC13 miles northwest 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 November 13, 2017 at 8:18 AM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCS-160031.