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Live wildfire tracking around Asheville: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Asheville, NC
No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.
There are currently 9 active fires within 300 miles of Asheville, NC. None are inside Asheville city limits. The most significant is the Gone Away Road fire, 169 miles away at 209 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 6 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 59).
House pin: Asheville, NC. Bold outline: Asheville city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Prentiss; Lafayette; Union; Pontotoc; Lee; Itawamba; Yalobusha; Calhoun; Chickasaw; Monroe; McNairy; Hardin
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 10:21AM CDT until August 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Stewart; Montgomery; Robertson; Sumner; Houston; Humphreys; Dickson; Cheatham; Davidson; Wilson; Trousdale; Smith; Perry; Hickman; Lewis; Williamson; Maury; Rut…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 10:21AM CDT until August 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Macon; Marshall; Cannon; Bedford; Coffee; Wayne; Lawrence; Giles
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 9:18AM CDT until August 14 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Morgan; Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Cullman; Moore; Lincoln; Franklin
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 5 acres have burned within 25 miles of Asheville, <1% of the 2.1K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gone Away Road Fire | NC | Richmond | 169 mi | 209 acres | 100% | 2 days ago |
| Farm Road Fire | NC | Scotland | 178 mi | 499 acres | 100% | 3 days ago |
| Can City Fire | SC | Colleton | 206 mi | 412 acres | 100% | 7 days ago |
| Hercules Fire | VA | Amherst | 223 mi | 0.8 acres | - | 1 hour ago |
| Woodbury Fire | SC | Marion | 225 mi | 1,750 acres | 95% | 6 days ago |
| Buie Driggers Rd Fire | GA | Bulloch | 229 mi | 395 acres | 100% | 7 days ago |
| Horse Island Fire | SC | Berkeley | 234 mi | 1,012 acres | 100% | 4 days ago |
| Rose Hill Bay Fire | NC | Duplin | 259 mi | 531 acres | 100% | 5 days ago |
| Quarry Road Fire | NC | Brunswick | 261 mi | 283 acres | 100% | 6 days ago |
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