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Horse Island

Berkeley, SC · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,012 acres in Berkeley before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,012

Acres Burned

115

Days Burning

Jul 18, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 5 / 1,012 acresOct 16 / 1,012 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Hell Hole Bay Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

2.6 mi

NW

Francis Marion National Forest

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National Forest / SC

3 mi

SW

Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

6.2 mi

S

Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

6.9 mi

SE

Wambaw Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

9.4 mi

E

Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

9.5 mi

SE

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / SC

15.7 mi

SE

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

15.7 mi

SE

Sewee Purchase Unit

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National Forest / SC

17.1 mi

S

Santee National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

43.5 mi

NW

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

44.3 mi

NE

Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

61.9 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Horse Island mapped at 1,012 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,012 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,012 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 3

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,012 acres, 90% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,012 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 27

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,012 acres, 75% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,012 acres, 60% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 27

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,012 acres, 60% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,012 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,012 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,011 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 23

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,011 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,011 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 23

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,011 acres, 40% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 1,011 acres, 20% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 22

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 1,011 acres, 20% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 750 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 750 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 550 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 550 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 550 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 550 acres.

IRWIN

Horse Island mapped at 80 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 19

Interagency perimeter data shows the Horse Island at 80 acres.

IRWIN

Horse Island update: 10 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Horse Island grew 10 acres to 10.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 18Now

115 days 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: 007de4e9-3766-47aa-92c5-bb86f0c3fce2

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