Old Hwy 16 #1 Fire
The Old Hwy 16 #1 Fire was reported on March 22, 2025 in Wilkes County, North Carolina and burned 250 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 250 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.332, -81.351.
The incident
- Size
- 250 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1.5 Miles SW of Trading Post Rd & Blue Ridge Parkway Intersection
- County
- Wilkes County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- North Wilkesboro
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $33,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250029
- IRWIN identifier
- 0C0C811F-0309-4BB0-A2D1-A3254B074726
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jefferson, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Jefferson, NC9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- West Jefferson, NC9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Mulberry, NC11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Millers Creek, NC12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cricket, NC14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hays, NC14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 March 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250029.