Mill Mountain Fire
The Mill Mountain Fire was reported on November 4, 2023 in Oconee County, South Carolina and burned 990 acres. It was declared out on December 11, 2023.
- Size
- 990 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 2
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 13, 2024 at 4:31 PM EDT, 936 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 34.960, -83.113.
The incident
- Size
- 990 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 4, 2023 at 8:23 PM EDT
- Contained
- November 15, 2023 at 2:50 PM EST
- Controlled
- November 22, 2023 at 8:14 AM EST
- Declared out
- December 11, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 16 Miles North of Mountain Rest, 1 Mile South of Burrell's Ford Campground
- County
- Oconee County
- State
- South Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Mountain Rest
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $175,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-SCFMF-230277
- IRWIN identifier
- 7CD57928-11B9-4AA6-941F-B5EBA5147129
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Highlands, 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 January 8, 2024 at 9:43 AM EST. Identifier 2023-SCFMF-230277.