Morris Fork Fire
The Morris Fork Fire burned 1,500 acres in Breathitt County, Kentucky, in 2005. It was discovered on November 28, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.371, -83.535.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2005, 3:04 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Breathitt County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Kentucky Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2005_KY-KYS-2037
Other large fires in Kentucky in 20056
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maces Cr. 1 Fire | 3,000 | Nov 4, 2005 | |
| Gilberts Creek Fire | 2,537 | Nov 13, 2005 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,200 | Nov 12, 2005 | |
| Town Mtn 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.