Bald Fork Fire
The Bald Fork Fire was reported on April 17, 2025 in Ashe County, North Carolina and burned 105 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 105 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.363, -81.613.
The incident
- Size
- 105 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 miles southwest of West Jefferson, NC
- County
- Ashe County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- West Jefferson
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250050
- IRWIN identifier
- D89A4457-AD8B-4076-B6C6-975D81EBDD70
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Jefferson, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- West Jefferson, NC7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Jefferson, NC9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Boone, NC11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Mountain City, TN13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Blowing Rock, NC16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Foscoe, NC16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
North Carolina wildfires today Wildfires of 2025 All current fires
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 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250050.