Slates Church Fire
The Slates Church Fire was reported on May 2, 2021 in Scotland County, North Carolina and burned 1,500 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2021
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped May 11, 2021 at 5:25 PM EDT (hand sketch). Point of origin 34.960, -79.480.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2021 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles SW of Aberdeen, NC
- County
- Scotland County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Laurinburg
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,364
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NCNCS-210015
- IRWIN identifier
- BA34B783-AB1A-4638-8B48-45236E30AD9F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hoffman, NC covers the area today.
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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 December 12, 2022 at 9:55 AM EST. Identifier 2021-NCNCS-210015.