Cane Creek Fire
The Cane Creek Fire was reported on March 29, 2026 in Wilkes County, North Carolina and burned 650 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 650 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.313, -81.174.
The incident
- Size
- 650 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Under investigation
- Location
- 9 Miles N from North Wilkesboro, NC
- County
- Wilkes County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Hays
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $80,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCS-260041
- IRWIN identifier
- CCEE7DE1-A005-4A9F-956C-4D4719F1A169
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mulberry, 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 July 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCS-260041.