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Woodbury Fire (South Carolina)

Ended · 95% contained · 1,750 acres · started 2026-03-22 · updated 2026-08-14

Woodbury Fire (South Carolina) — Sentinel-2 true color Woodbury Fire (South Carolina) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
10 Miles E from Hemingway, SC
Cause
Human
Personnel
1
Complexity
Type 5 Incident
Fuel
Southern Rough
Behavior
Minimal, Creeping
Jurisdiction
FC · State land

Burning for 145 days with an average daily growth of approximately 12 acres per day, the Woodbury Fire in Marion County, South Carolina, is currently 95 percent contained while remaining active. Situated 10 miles east of Hemingway, the incident covers 1,750 acres of southern rough fuel on state land, managed by a Type 5 Incident Command with a single personnel assigned. The fire behavior is currently characterized as minimal and creeping, following its start on March 22, 2026, due to human causes.

Operations on this Type 5 Incident have accumulated a cost of $50,000 thus far. This fire unfolds within a broader national context where 2,893,377 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 47 percent below the two-decade average. Locally, the region experiences a typical fire season running from June to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in South Carolina for 150 days. In total it burned about 1,750 acres — around 7.1 km².

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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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