Lukens Island Fire
The Lukens Island Fire was reported on December 31, 2025 in Carteret County, North Carolina and burned 370 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 370 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 31, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.988, -76.567.
The incident
- Size
- 370 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles E from South River, NC
- County
- Carteret County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- South River
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250078
- IRWIN identifier
- 74A1BB97-80D6-4034-90C4-4B069625E43B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oriental, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Oriental, NC8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bayboro, NC16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Beaufort, NC19 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Harkers Island, NC20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Havelock, NC20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Morehead City, NC20 miles southwest 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 January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM EST. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250078.