Cumbee fire
The Cumbee fire was reported on March 14, 2018 in Berkeley County, South Carolina and burned 1,630 acres. It was declared out on April 16, 2018.
- Size
- 1,630 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2018
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.089, -79.685.
The incident
- Size
- 1,630 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2018 at 2:30 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 19, 2018 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 29, 2018 at 10:34 AM EDT
- Declared out
- April 16, 2018 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 9 miles east of Huger SC
- County
- Berkeley County
- State
- South Carolina
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $125,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-SCFMF-000082
- IRWIN identifier
- 7A094303-19AB-4C3C-A2A4-4BC9D1C379E6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Awendaw, SC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Awendaw, SC5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Moncks Corner, SC20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Goose Creek, SC21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Isle of Palms, SC22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hanahan, SC23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mount Pleasant, SC23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
South Carolina wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 April 17, 2018 at 8:08 AM EDT. Identifier 2018-SCFMF-000082.