Mitchell Branch Fire
The Mitchell Branch Fire burned 2,000 acres in West Virginia, in 2001. It was discovered on November 11, 2001. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- November 11, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.622, -82.163.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- November 11, 2001
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- West Virginia
- Reporting unit
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2001_WV-WVS-F015181
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 |
| James Creek Fire | 1,940 | Nov 28, 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.