Whipping Creek Road Fire
The Whipping Creek Road Fire was reported on April 18, 2016 in Hyde County, North Carolina and burned 15,453 acres. It was declared out on April 30, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,453 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 18, 2016
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.639, -75.908.
The incident
- Size
- 15,453 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 25, 2016 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- April 28, 2016 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- April 30, 2016 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Hyde County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Engelhard
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,543,040
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NCNCS-160150
- IRWIN identifier
- D8A30BD5-F2B0-464E-BDE2-C2FCDB3E939B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Manns Harbor, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Manns Harbor, NC19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Wanchese, NC21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Manteo, NC23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Nags Head, NC27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kill Devil Hills, NC30 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kitty Hawk, NC32 miles north 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 May 4, 2016 at 8:10 AM EDT. Identifier 2016-NCNCS-160150.