Black Bear Fire
The Black Bear Fire was reported on November 16, 2023 in Haywood County, North Carolina and burned 2,008 acres. It was declared out on January 12, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,008 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- November 16, 2023
- Personnel
- 90
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped January 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM EST, 2,103 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.756, -83.055.
The incident
- Size
- 2,008 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- November 16, 2023 at 9:13 AM EST
- Contained
- December 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST
- Controlled
- January 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- January 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles east of the Tennessee/North Carolina line, North side of I-40, MM3.
- County
- Haywood County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 90
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NCNCF-230334
- IRWIN identifier
- F0DFEAF8-8953-47EF-A6AC-5E68C575749D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 16, 2023 (382 acres) to January 30, 2024 (2,103 acres). The largest one-day growth was 811 acres, mapped November 17, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2023 | 382 | |
| November 17, 2023 | 1,193 | +811 |
| November 18, 2023 | 1,720 | +527 |
| November 19, 2023 | 1,740 | +20 |
| November 20, 2023 | 1,888 | +148 |
| January 30, 2024 | 2,103 | +215 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cove Creek, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cove Creek, NC11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Newport, TN16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Maggie Valley, NC17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lake Junaluska, NC17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Clyde, NC17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- West Canton, NC19 miles southeast 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 January 12, 2024 at 8:50 AM EST. Identifier 2023-NCNCF-230334.