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Hewitt Lane Fire

Georgetown, SC · Human

Containment is progressing at 60%. Nearby public lands may be open, but verify conditions before you go.

0%Progressing

109

Acres Burned

5

Days Burning

Oct 22, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

11 public land units within 75 miles

Wambaw Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

12.3 mi

SW

Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

17.4 mi

SW

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / SC

19.2 mi

SW

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

20 mi

SW

Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

20.3 mi

SW

Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

21.7 mi

SW

Hell Hole Bay Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

22.1 mi

W

Francis Marion National Forest

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National Forest / SC

23.4 mi

W

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / SC

29.1 mi

N

Sewee Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / SC

30.4 mi

SW

Santee National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / SC

60 mi

W

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Hewitt Lane Fire mapped at 109 acres, 60% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 27

Interagency perimeter data shows the Hewitt Lane Fire at 109 acres, 60% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 22Now

5 days since discovery

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: 37a21a77-b905-40d5-a951-78029ef4d29d

Important

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