Town Mtn Fire
The Town Mtn Fire burned 1,500 acres in Perry County, Kentucky, in 2005. It was discovered on November 28, 2005, and contained on November 28, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2005
- Contained
- 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, 37.254, -83.222.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2005, 6:02 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 28, 2005, 11:15 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Perry 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-2034
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 | |
| 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.