Crooked Creek Fire
The Crooked Creek Fire was reported on January 29, 2025 in McDowell County, North Carolina and burned 220 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 220 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 29, 2025
- Personnel
- 14
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.580, -82.180.
The incident
- Size
- 220 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Approximately 3 miles south of Old Fort, NC.
- County
- McDowell County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Old Fort
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,350
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250004
- IRWIN identifier
- E8FD91E9-7522-44C3-96B0-32A3A0455282
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Old Fort, 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 January 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM EST. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250004.