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Big Creek Fire

Sullivan County, TN · Undetermined

The Big Creek Fire in Sullivan County, Tennessee has burned 13 acres and is 0% contained. It was found Nov 9, 2026.

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

13

Acres Burned

1

Days Burning

Nov 9, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Big Laurel Branch Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / TN

9 mi

S

Pond Mountain Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / TN

15.1 mi

S

Divided Mountain Purchase Unit

Check first

National Forest / VA

22.4 mi

E

Unaka Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / TN

28.3 mi

SW

Lewis Fork Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / VA

30.6 mi

E

Cherokee Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / TN

34.5 mi

SW

Little Wilson Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / VA

34.9 mi

E

Raccoon Branch Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / VA

37.1 mi

NE

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

Go

Recreation Area / VA

39.3 mi

NE

Sampson Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / TN

40 mi

SW

Linville Gorge Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NC

44 mi

S

Little Dry Run Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / VA

50.9 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Big Creek mapped at 13 acres

Perimeter data
Nov 11

Interagency perimeter data shows the Big Creek at 13 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Nov 9Now

1 day since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 6a5d5c31-6937-4229-aa38-5365b43599b7

Important

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