Turnagain Bay Fire
The Turnagain Bay Fire was reported on June 8, 2016 in Carteret County, North Carolina and burned 1,224 acres. It was declared out on July 12, 2016.
- Size
- 1,224 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 8, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.984, -76.475.
The incident
- Size
- 1,224 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- June 8, 2016 at 8:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- June 10, 2016 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- June 10, 2016 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- July 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- County
- Carteret County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCCDR-161014
- IRWIN identifier
- BF62E6C0-9C9A-4CFA-B15B-41B669361DEA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Atlantic, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Atlantic, NC10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bayboro, NC20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Harkers Island, NC21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Beaufort, NC21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Morehead City, NC23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Atlantic Beach, NC25 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 July 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM EDT. Identifier 2016-NCCDR-161014.