Dobson Knob Fire
The Dobson Knob Fire was reported on April 9, 2017 in McDowell County, North Carolina and burned 1,760 acres. It was declared out on April 24, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,760 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 9, 2017
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.798, -81.993.
The incident
- Size
- 1,760 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 9, 2017 at 6:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Controlled
- April 18, 2017 at 7:00 AM EDT
- Declared out
- April 24, 2017 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Approximately nine miles north of the City of Marion in McDowell County, N.C.
- County
- McDowell County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Marion
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $843,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NCNCS-170029
- IRWIN identifier
- 1AED0844-EB29-4488-94B7-CA4363459110
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marion, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 20, 2017 at 4:39 PM EDT. Identifier 2017-NCNCS-170029.