Banner Elk Highway Fire
The Banner Elk Highway Fire was reported on November 17, 2025 in Avery County, North Carolina and burned 165 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 165 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 13
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.167, -81.904.
The incident
- Size
- 165 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles W from Banner Elk, NC
- County
- Avery County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Banner Elk
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250068
- IRWIN identifier
- 90202984-96FE-41D7-9D4D-C6C4B8EE619A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Banner Elk, 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 November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM EST. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250068.