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Farm Road Fire (NC)

Contained · 100% contained · 499 acres · started 2026-08-07 · updated 2026-08-14

Farm Road Fire (NC) — NASA satellite

Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
1 Miles S from Camp Mackall on Sandhill GL, NC
Cause
Human
Personnel
4
Complexity
Type 5 Incident
Fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Behavior
Moderate
Jurisdiction
DFR · State land

Burning for seven days with an average daily growth of approximately 71 acres per day, the Farm Road Fire has reached 499 acres in Scotland County, North Carolina, located one mile south of Camp Mackall on Sandhill GL near Wagram. The human-caused blaze is burning in timber, litter, and understory, exhibiting moderate fire behavior under the management of a Type 5 Incident Command team and the DFR agency. The state-managed incident has drawn a response from four personnel.

Containment efforts have successfully brought the Farm Road Fire to 100 percent containment, with total suppression costs amounting to $4,727. This fire burns against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, 2026 has seen 2,902,022 hectares burned so far, tracking 47 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in North Carolina for 7 days. So far it has affected roughly 499 acres — about 2.0 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in United States

Across United States, roughly 2,902,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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