Wildfires of 2007

Kentucky River Complex

2007Perry County, KentuckyWildfire

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

FireAcresStartCause
Southeastern Complex1,963Oct 5, 2007Human
Big Woods Fire1,499Apr 22, 2007
Chandler Fire1,300Mar 12, 2007Human
Dead Deer Fire1,200Aug 28, 2007Human

Every fire of 2007 Kentucky fire history

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.