Tarkiln Ridge Fire
The Tarkiln Ridge Fire was reported on March 23, 2026 in Clay County, North Carolina and burned 407 acres. It was fully contained on March 30, 2026.
- Size
- 407 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped March 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM EDT, 400 acres (other). Point of origin 35.108, -83.844.
The incident
- Size
- 407 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2026 at 11:09 AM EDT
- Contained
- March 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NW from Hayesville, NC
- County
- Clay County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Hayesville
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCF-260141
- IRWIN identifier
- E90503D8-E1F4-4E5E-B2C5-358A1972AEA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hayesville, 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 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCF-260141.