James Creek Fire
The James Creek Fire burned 1,940 acres in Boone County, West Virginia, in 2001. It was discovered on November 28, 2001, and contained on November 30, 2001. The cause was recorded as fireworks.
- Size
- 1,940 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2001
- Contained
- November 30, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.927, -81.599.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,940 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2001, 1:35 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 30, 2001, 1:35 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Fireworks
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Boone 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-2001WVDOF2001-7445
Other large fires in West Virginia in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett Branch Fire | 5,832 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Puckett Ridge Fire | 4,850 | Nov 1, 2001 | Human |
| Elk Creek Fire | 3,186 | Oct 30, 2001 | Human |
| Munchlinville Fire | 2,412 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Mud River Fire | 2,250 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Bandytown Fire | 2,063 | Oct 30, 2001 | Human |
| Mitchell Branch Fire | 2,000 | Nov 11, 2001 | Human |
| Red Jacket Fire | 1,934 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| New Creek Mtn Fire | 1,800 | Oct 25, 2001 | Human |
| Chestnutlog Fire | 1,739 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,634 | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| Mikes Fork Fire | 1,458 | Oct 24, 2001 | 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.