Gilberts Creek Fire
The Gilberts Creek Fire burned 2,537 acres in Leslie County, Kentucky, in 2005. It was discovered on November 13, 2005, and contained on November 13, 2005. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,537 acres
- Discovered
- November 13, 2005
- Contained
- November 13, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.108, -84.542.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,537 acres
- Discovered
- November 13, 2005, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 13, 2005, 8:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Leslie County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1429090
Other large fires in Kentucky in 20056
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maces Cr. 1 Fire | 3,000 | Nov 4, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,200 | Nov 12, 2005 | |
| Town Mtn Fire | 1,500 | Nov 28, 2005 | Human |
| Morris Fork Fire | 1,500 | Nov 28, 2005 | Human |
| Dry Fork Fire | 1,154 | Nov 13, 2005 | |
| Highsplint Fire | 673 | Nov 25, 2005 |
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.