Blackthorn Drive Fire
The Blackthorn Drive Fire was reported on March 1, 2025 in Horry County, South Carolina and burned 600 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped March 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM EST, 2,037 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 33.787, -78.744.
The incident
- Size
- 600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles west of Myrtle Beach.
- County
- Horry County
- State
- South Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Myrlte Beach
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-SCSCS-251860
- IRWIN identifier
- 9AD74A29-6E6D-4BB3-AC0F-3C71DEEC60EF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Briarcliffe Acres, SC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Briarcliffe Acres, SCUnder a mile southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Myrtle Beach, SC4 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Little River, SC10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Myrtle Beach, SC11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Carolina Shores, NC12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Calabash, NC12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
South 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 March 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-SCSCS-251860.