Black Cove Fire
The Black Cove Fire was reported on March 19, 2025 in Polk County, North Carolina and burned 3,502 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,502 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeter mapped April 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM EDT, 3,502 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 35.286, -82.298.
The incident
- Size
- 3,502 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Off Green River Cove Road, 4.5 miles NE of Saluda
- County
- Polk County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Saluda
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Jurisdiction
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,792,811
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250019
- IRWIN identifier
- 95C3C8D3-BA4E-435B-A996-D469B449DEF5
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 20, 2025 (332 acres) to April 3, 2025 (3,502 acres). The largest one-day growth was 837 acres, mapped March 23, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2025 | 332 | |
| March 21, 2025 | 1,083 | +751 |
| March 22, 2025 | 1,239 | +156 |
| March 23, 2025 | 2,076 | +837 |
| March 24, 2025 | 2,813 | +737 |
| March 25, 2025 | 3,046 | +233 |
| March 26, 2025 | 3,105 | +59 |
| March 27, 2025 | 3,288 | +183 |
| March 28, 2025 | 3,406 | +118 |
| March 29, 2025 | 3,500 | +94 |
| March 30, 2025 | 3,502 | +2 |
| April 3, 2025 | 3,502 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saluda, 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 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250019.