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Live wildfire tracking around Charlotte: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Charlotte, NC
No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.
There are currently 11 active fires within 300 miles of Charlotte, NC, including 2 within 100 miles. None are inside Charlotte city limits. The most significant is the Farm Road fire, 79 miles away at 499 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 8 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 59).
House pin: Charlotte, NC. Bold outline: Charlotte 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 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.govHeat 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.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:20AM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Chowan; Perquimans
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 8:54AM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Wayne; Cumberland
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 8:54AM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Sampson
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 8:38AM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Pitt; Greene; Lenoir
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 8:38AM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Northern Craven
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 8:38AM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Duplin; Jones; Pamlico; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 0 acres have burned within 25 miles of Charlotte, 0% of the 0 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 | 69 mi | 209 acres | 100% | 2 days ago |
| Farm Road Fire | NC | Scotland | 79 mi | 499 acres | 100% | 3 days ago |
| Woodbury Fire | SC | Marion | 135 mi | 1,750 acres | 95% | 6 days ago |
| Can City Fire | SC | Colleton | 151 mi | 412 acres | 100% | 7 days ago |
| Horse Island Fire | SC | Berkeley | 156 mi | 1,012 acres | 100% | 4 days ago |
| Rose Hill Bay Fire | NC | Duplin | 160 mi | 531 acres | 100% | 5 days ago |
| Quarry Road Fire | NC | Brunswick | 164 mi | 283 acres | 100% | 6 days ago |
| Hercules Fire | VA | Amherst | 182 mi | 0.8 acres | - | 1 hour ago |
| Buie Driggers Rd Fire | GA | Bulloch | 202 mi | 395 acres | 100% | 7 days ago |
| Landfill 2 Fire | NC | Carteret | 226 mi | 0.3 acres | - | 20 hours ago |
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