Abbott Creek Fire
The Abbott Creek Fire burned 1,244 acres in Kanawha County, West Virginia, in 2010. It was discovered on October 31, 2010, and contained on November 2, 2010. The cause was recorded as fireworks.
- Size
- 1,244 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 2010
- Contained
- November 2, 2010
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.980, -81.402.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,244 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 2010, 1:35 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 2, 2010, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Fireworks
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Kanawha County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2010-WVDOF2010-31096
Other large fires in West Virginia in 20105
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortpole Fire | 1,538 | Oct 24, 2010 | Human |
| Lenore Fire | 1,071 | Apr 3, 2010 | Human |
| James Creek Fire | 1,054 | Oct 23, 2010 | Human |
| Marnie Fire | 610 | Apr 1, 2010 | Human |
| Thacker Fire | 500 | Apr 3, 2010 | 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.