Abbotts Branch Fire
The Abbotts Branch Fire burned 1,001 acres in Kanawha County, West Virginia, in 1995. It was discovered on April 5, 1995, and contained on April 11, 1995. The cause was recorded as fireworks.
- Size
- 1,001 acres
- Discovered
- April 5, 1995
- Contained
- April 11, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.001, -81.399.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,001 acres
- Discovered
- April 5, 1995, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 11, 1995, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Fireworks
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Kanawha County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1995WVDOF1995-16139
Other large fires in West Virginia in 19956
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumble Fire | 1,550 | Apr 3, 1995 | Human |
| Jim Branch Fire | 1,485 | Apr 3, 1995 | Human |
| Harmon Branch Fire | 1,151 | Apr 6, 1995 | Human |
| Burchett Branch Fire | 784 | Apr 5, 1995 | Human |
| Bum Fork Fire | 652 | Apr 3, 1995 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 265 | Apr 3, 1995 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.