Ridley Fire
The Ridley Fire was reported on January 7, 2026 in Oconee County, South Carolina and burned 481 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 481 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.958, -83.092.
The incident
- Size
- 481 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 16 Miles N from Mountrain Rest, SC
- County
- Oconee County
- State
- South Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Mountain Rest
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SCFMF-000003
- IRWIN identifier
- D3B86279-034B-4FB5-AF3C-32386EA09B3F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Highlands, 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 April 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-SCFMF-000003.