Whitehall Plantation Fire
The Whitehall Plantation Fire was reported on April 3, 2026 in Pender County, North Carolina and burned 261 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 261 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.570, -78.185.
The incident
- Size
- 261 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles NW from Atkinson, NC
- County
- Pender County
- State
- North Carolina
- Nearest city reported
- Atkinson
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Jurisdiction
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $67,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCS-260044
- IRWIN identifier
- 7C6058D1-5A08-4BC4-9EB2-3AB94D083524
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kelly, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Kelly, NC11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Burgaw, NC15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Wallace, NC16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rocky Point, NC19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Rose Hill, NC20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Castle Hayne, NC22 miles southeast 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 June 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCS-260044.