James Creek Fire
The James Creek Fire burned 1,054 acres in Boone County, West Virginia, in 2010. It was discovered on October 23, 2010, and contained on October 23, 2010. The cause was recorded as fireworks.
- Size
- 1,054 acres
- Discovered
- October 23, 2010
- Contained
- October 23, 2010
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.927, -81.598.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,054 acres
- Discovered
- October 23, 2010, 1:39 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 23, 2010, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Fireworks
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Boone 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-WVDOF2010-31091
Other large fires in West Virginia in 20105
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortpole Fire | 1,538 | Oct 24, 2010 | Human |
| Abbott Creek Fire | 1,244 | Oct 31, 2010 | Human |
| Lenore Fire | 1,071 | Apr 3, 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.