Rock Mountain Fire
The Rock Mountain Fire was reported on November 9, 2016 in Rabun County, Georgia and burned 24,725 acres. It was declared out on December 29, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 24,725 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 9, 2016
- Personnel
- 104
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.942, -83.549.
The incident
- Size
- 24,725 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 9, 2016 at 5:26 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 29, 2016 at 12:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Wildfire
- County
- Rabun County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Clayton
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 104
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,744,521
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-GACHF-160079
- IRWIN identifier
- 424D297B-C5DD-48F5-BFEB-17ED8909867E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain City, GA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mountain City, GA9 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Clayton, GA9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Young Harris, GA17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Franklin, NC19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clarkesville, GA23 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Andrews, NC24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Georgia 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 February 1, 2017 at 7:57 AM EST. Identifier 2016-GACHF-160079.