Last Resort Fire
The Last Resort Fire was reported on March 24, 2023 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina and burned 5,280 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,280 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2023
- Personnel
- 25
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.743, -76.377.
The incident
- Size
- 5,280 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 miles east of Lake Phelps. Southwestern Tyrell County
- County
- Tyrrell County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Creswell
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,435,112
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NCNCS-230013
- IRWIN identifier
- 37CB90A9-E0B8-4ACC-BEAD-4DF2DFCC287E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Columbia, 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 April 18, 2023 at 8:08 PM EDT. Identifier 2023-NCNCS-230013.