Tracers Fire
The Tracers Fire was reported on March 11, 2026 in Richmond County, North Carolina and burned 101 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 101 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 13
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.091, -79.842.
The incident
- Size
- 101 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 Miles W from Ellerbe, NC
- County
- Richmond County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Ellerbe
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCS-260025
- IRWIN identifier
- 705D7DE0-2A93-489C-B74F-B48BB1902AA2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ellerbe, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ellerbe, NC5 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Rockingham, NC11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cordova, NC12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Mount Gilead, NC12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Rockingham, NC13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Wadesboro, NC16 miles southwest 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 March 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCS-260025.