Kentucky River Complex
The Kentucky River Complex burned 1,355 acres in Perry County, Kentucky, in 2007. It was discovered on October 5, 2007, and contained on October 16, 2007. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,355 acres
- Discovered
- October 5, 2007
- Contained
- October 16, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.249, -83.193.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,355 acres
- Discovered
- October 5, 2007, 7:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- October 16, 2007
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Perry County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Kentucky Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Part of
- Kentucky River Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2007_KY-KYS-07-2018
Other large fires in Kentucky in 20074
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Complex | 1,963 | Oct 5, 2007 | Human |
| Big Woods Fire | 1,499 | Apr 22, 2007 | |
| Chandler Fire | 1,300 | Mar 12, 2007 | Human |
| Dead Deer Fire | 1,200 | Aug 28, 2007 | 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.