North Carolina
North Carolina Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 1 wildfire in North Carolina (0 active, 1 contained), covering about 0 acres. The largest is the Ross Farm Fire at 0.3 acres, 100% contained, in Harnett County.
Active wildfires in North Carolina right now, the share of North Carolina homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. The N.C. Forest Service, part of the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, protects more than 18 million acres of forestland from wildfire, insects and diseases, and says wildfire activity typically increases from October through early December, when falling leaves, dry vegetation and changing weather conditions can allow fires to spread quickly. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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Live North Carolina wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across North Carolina, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every North Carolina wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Farm | 0.3 acres | 100% | Harnett | Contained | Oct 2, 2026 |
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North Carolina wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in North Carolina right now?
As of Oct 3, 2026, 18:30 UTC, there are 1 wildfire listed in North Carolina. The largest are Ross Farm Fire (Harnett County), 0.3 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in North Carolina today?
Yes. 0 are listed as active and 1 as contained, 1 in total, covering about 0 acres.
What is the biggest fire in North Carolina right now?
The Ross Farm Fire in Harnett County, at 0.3 acres, 100% contained.
How current is this North Carolina wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Oct 3, 2026, 18:30 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for North Carolina?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official North Carolina sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 45% of North Carolina’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 2.1 million of 4.7 million statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 11% in Mecklenburg County, around Charlotte, to about 73% in Buncombe County, around Asheville. Wake County, which takes in Raleigh, has more interface homes than any other county in the state.
The five North Carolina counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- Wake County
- Buncombe County
- Durham County
- Brunswick County
- Onslow County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official North Carolina sources
- N.C. Forest Service, Fire Control and Prevention (N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) — ncagr.gov/divisions/nc-forest-service/fire-control-and-prevention
- Open burning permits & burn bans (N.C. Forest Service) — ncagr.gov/divisions/nc-forest-service/open-burning-permits
- North Carolina Emergency Management (Department of Public Safety) — ncdps.gov/our-organization/emergency-management