Winding Stair A Fire
The Winding Stair A Fire was reported on February 9, 2026 in Macon County, North Carolina and burned 230 acres. It was fully contained on February 17, 2026.
- Size
- 230 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 54
Map
Perimeter mapped February 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM EST, 242 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 35.131, -83.528.
The incident
- Size
- 230 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM EST
- Contained
- February 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles W from Franklin, NC
- County
- Macon County
- State
- North Carolina
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 54
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NCNCF-260040
- IRWIN identifier
- D507380B-F08B-4D16-8453-0C4A8162B22A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from February 10, 2026 (80 acres) to February 18, 2026 (242 acres). The largest one-day growth was 162 acres, mapped February 18, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2026 | 80 | |
| February 18, 2026 | 242 | +162 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Franklin, NC covers the area today.
Nearby
- Franklin, NC9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mountain City, GA17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Andrews, NC17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clayton, GA19 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Bryson City, NC21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Young Harris, GA23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-NCNCF-260040.