Outer Dome Fire
The Outer Dome Fire was reported on August 11, 2026 in Dare County, North Carolina and has burned 10 acres.
- Size
- 10 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.638, -75.830.
The incident
- Size
- 10 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Dare County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCALR-260296
- IRWIN identifier
- C3AB1AAF-9836-452B-B4C0-F5AD7306DBD4
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 6 mph from the east
- Relative humidity as low as 65%
- High of 86°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew medium smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Sun, 8:00 AM EDT to Sun, 11:00 AM EDT).
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.3 µg/m³ around Mon, 1:00 PM EDT over the next 48 hours.
Nearby
- Manns Harbor, NC18 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Wanchese, NC18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Manteo, NC21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Nags Head, NC25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kill Devil Hills, NC29 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Buxton, NC30 miles southeast 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 September 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCALR-260296.