Silver Mine Fire
The Silver Mine Fire was reported on April 21, 2016 in Madison County, North Carolina and burned 5,964 acres. It was declared out on May 7, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,964 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 21, 2016
- Personnel
- 47
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.890, -82.808.
The incident
- Size
- 5,964 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 21, 2016 at 3:14 PM EDT
- Contained
- May 3, 2016 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 7, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Madison County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Hot Springs, NC
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 47
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,650,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160175
- IRWIN identifier
- D4933695-7A55-4771-81AE-2CF2AC2F7D09
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, NC covers the area today.
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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 September 23, 2016 at 3:43 PM EDT. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160175.