East Tower Fire
The East Tower Fire was reported on March 4, 2026 in Dare County, North Carolina and burned 1,410 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,410 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.647, -75.827.
The incident
- Size
- 1,410 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles SW from Manteo, NC
- County
- Dare County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Manteo
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCALR-260076
- IRWIN identifier
- 5F3E07DD-E615-4FEE-B678-E72340E8BBC2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Manns Harbor, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Manns Harbor, NC17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Wanchese, NC17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Manteo, NC20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Nags Head, NC24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kill Devil Hills, NC28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Kitty Hawk, NC30 miles north 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 April 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCALR-260076.