Billy Matthews Fire
The Billy Matthews Fire was reported on June 13, 2026 in Sampson County, North Carolina and burned 350 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 350 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 28
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.049, -78.176.
The incident
- Size
- 350 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles N from Turkey, NC
- County
- Sampson County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Turkey
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCS-260060
- IRWIN identifier
- 60B9A5A1-47DF-48D6-91DF-D6A852A8DAEF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Faison, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Faison, NC5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Warsaw, NC6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Clinton, NC9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mount Olive, NC12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rose Hill, NC18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Brogden, NC19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
North Carolina wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 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 June 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCS-260060.