Iron Circle Fire
The Iron Circle Fire was reported on March 22, 2025 in Burke County, North Carolina and burned 160 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 160 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025
- Personnel
- 7
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.810, -81.607.
The incident
- Size
- 160 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 miles northeast of Morganton
- County
- Burke County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Morganton
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250028
- IRWIN identifier
- E6BCB448-B6DF-4F2E-99F1-05AD3F889A03
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Drexel, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Drexel, NC4 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cajahs Mountain, NC4 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gamewell, NC4 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Valdese, NC5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Morganton, NC6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Rutherford College, NC6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
North 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 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250028.