Roanoke River Fire
The Roanoke River Fire was reported on November 17, 2025 in Bertie County, North Carolina and burned 579 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2025.
- Size
- 579 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped January 12, 2026 at 10:36 AM EST, 389 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 35.946, -77.102.
The incident
- Size
- 579 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM EST
- Contained
- November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM EST
- Controlled
- December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NW from Williamston, NC
- County
- Bertie County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Williamston
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NCRRR-250309
- IRWIN identifier
- 78CE0FD4-B6D3-430E-A5D3-A5FF0654B91D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 18, 2025 (580 acres) to January 12, 2026 (389 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2025 | 580 | |
| January 12, 2026 | 389 | -191 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Williamston, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Williamston, NC7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Windsor, NC9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Robersonville, NC12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bethel, NC18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Plymouth, NC20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Scotland Neck, NC22 miles northwest 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 January 12, 2026 at 10:36 AM EST. Identifier 2025-NCRRR-250309.