Fish Hook Fire
The Fish Hook Fire was reported on March 20, 2025 in Polk County, North Carolina and burned 199 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 199 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM EDT, 199 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 35.348, -82.235.
The incident
- Size
- 199 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Approximately 5 miles of Mill Spring, NC
- County
- Polk County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Mill Spring
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250024
- IRWIN identifier
- 46761E5F-0271-4EDF-82F1-074D7AFF9C35
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 21, 2025 (152 acres) to April 3, 2025 (199 acres). The largest one-day growth was 47 acres, mapped April 3, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2025 | 152 | |
| April 3, 2025 | 199 | +47 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Lure, 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 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250024.