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Fires Near Charleston, SCUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Charleston: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Fires within 100 mi
32 mi
Nearest fire
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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Good

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Live risk assessment for Charleston, SC

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 21 active fires within 300 miles of Charleston, SC, including 3 within 100 miles. None are inside Charleston city limits. The most significant is the Woodbury fire, 77 miles away at 1,750 acres, 95% contained. The National Weather Service has 4 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 50).

  • The nearest fire is 32 miles away.

House pin: Charleston, SC. Bold outline: Charleston city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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no fires
≤ 50 mi
2
1,424 acres
≤ 100 mi
3
3,174 acres
≤ 200 mi
9
6,366 acres
≤ 300 mi
21
10K acres
4 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:59PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tida…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:59PM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tida…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:37PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown;…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 1:37PM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown;…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

95% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026239 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)253 acres

So far in 2026, 239 acres have burned within 25 miles of Charleston, 95% of the 253 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Charleston, SC

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Charleston

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Highway 31 Fire
2009
19,130 acres · 93 mi away
Windy
2011
2,467 acres · 40 mi away
Monkey Face Complex
2002
2,280 acres · 38 mi away
Rifle
2011
1,933 acres · 25 mi away
Long Bay
2001
1,911 acres · 98 mi away
Little Hellhole
2003
1,834 acres · 28 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for South Carolina

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

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