Gone Away Road Fire
The Gone Away Road Fire was reported on August 7, 2026 in Richmond County, North Carolina and burned 209 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 209 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.974, -79.662.
The incident
- Size
- 209 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles S from Camp Mackall, NC
- County
- Richmond County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- wagram
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCS-260068
- IRWIN identifier
- 4E5EA8B9-DC67-4022-8B48-4F1E678E9496
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dobbins Heights, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dobbins Heights, NC5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hamlet, NC6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Rockingham, NC7 miles west of the fire’s origin
- East Rockingham, NC7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ellerbe, NC9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cordova, NC10 miles southwest 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 August 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCS-260068.