Union Church Rd Fire
The Union Church Rd Fire was reported on March 20, 2026 in Moore County, North Carolina and burned 145 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 145 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 44
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.266, -79.290.
The incident
- Size
- 145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles NW from Vass, NC
- County
- Moore County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Vass
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 44
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,944
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCS-260030
- IRWIN identifier
- 6E8AB763-EA3F-4F38-AA54-C810F09448D0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vass, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Vass, NCUnder a mile southeast of the fire’s origin
- Whispering Pines, NC5 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Southern Pines, NC9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Carthage, NC9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pinehurst, NC11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Aberdeen, NC12 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 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCS-260030.