Tellico Fire
The Tellico Fire was reported on November 3, 2016 in Macon County, North Carolina and burned 13,874 acres. It was declared out on December 20, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 13,874 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 3, 2016
- Personnel
- 150
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.274, -83.560.
The incident
- Size
- 13,874 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 3, 2016 at 3:07 PM EDT
- Contained
- December 2, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST
- Controlled
- December 7, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 20, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Wildfire
- County
- Macon County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Almond, NC
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 150
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,778,170
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCF-160280
- IRWIN identifier
- 6972C773-DB29-4763-9235-D7C1125C8448
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Franklin, 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 January 9, 2017 at 1:54 PM EST. Identifier 2016-NCNCF-160280.