Rattlesnake Branch Fire
The Rattlesnake Branch Fire was reported on March 26, 2025 in Haywood County, North Carolina and burned 1,858 acres. It is 26 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,858 acres
- Contained
- 26%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2025
- Personnel
- 31
Map
Perimeter mapped March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT, 1,858 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.414, -82.814.
The incident
- Size
- 1,858 acres
- Containment
- 26%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Cruso community approx 11 miles SE of Waynesville
- County
- Haywood County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Cruso
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 31
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,530,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCNCS-250035
- IRWIN identifier
- 043587D6-9889-4A91-A30A-EC036C3C6CDF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 28, 2025 (800 acres) to April 9, 2025 (1,858 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,082 acres, mapped March 29, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2025 | 800 | |
| March 29, 2025 | 1,882 | +1,082 |
| March 30, 2025 | 1,865 | -17 |
| March 31, 2025 | 1,851 | -14 |
| April 1, 2025 | 1,811 | -40 |
| April 2, 2025 | 1,843 | +32 |
| April 8, 2025 | 1,817 | -26 |
| April 9, 2025 | 1,858 | +41 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Canton, 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 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-NCNCS-250035.