Appalachia Fire
The Appalachia Fire was reported on April 14, 2026 in Polk County, Tennessee and burned 651 acres. It was declared out on May 7, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 651 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeter mapped June 18, 2026 at 2:50 PM EDT, 634 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 35.165, -84.377.
The incident
- Size
- 651 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- May 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles N from Ducktown, TN
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Tennessee
- Nearest city reported
- Reliance
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TNCNF-000220
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B86C01A-42B9-4688-81EA-6CEEAF46E440
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 15, 2026 (150 acres) to June 18, 2026 (634 acres). The largest one-day growth was 296 acres, mapped April 16, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | 150 | |
| April 16, 2026 | 446 | +296 |
| April 17, 2026 | 634 | +188 |
| April 18, 2026 | 634 | 0 |
| June 18, 2026 | 634 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McCaysville, GA 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 July 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-TNCNF-000220.