Big Ditch Fire
The Big Ditch Fire was reported on June 19, 2021 in Carteret County, North Carolina and burned 1,487 acres. It was declared out on July 6, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,487 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2021
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped June 19, 2021 at 8:45 PM EDT, 1 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 34.938, -76.348.
The incident
- Size
- 1,487 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2021 at 3:45 PM EDT
- Controlled
- June 22, 2021 at 1:30 PM EDT
- Declared out
- July 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- Middle of large marsh adjacent to NC Hwy 12. Approx. 40 miles NE Beaufort, NC
- County
- Carteret County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NCCDR-210177
- IRWIN identifier
- 78279B95-CCB9-4C8E-ADB2-6B66C132B0B4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Atlantic, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Atlantic, NC4 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Harkers Island, NC21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Beaufort, NC23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Morehead City, NC26 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Atlantic Beach, NC28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bayboro, NC28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 July 6, 2021 at 2:05 PM EDT. Identifier 2021-NCCDR-210177.