Peters Branch Fire
The Peters Branch Fire was reported on October 28, 2014 in Whitley County, Kentucky and burned 339 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2014. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 339 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- October 28, 2014
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.740, -84.299.
The incident
- Size
- 339 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- October 28, 2014 at 1:50 PM EDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2014 at 9:30 PM EDT
- Controlled
- November 3, 2014 at 8:30 AM EST
- Declared out
- November 3, 2014 at 9:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Whitley County
- State
- Kentucky
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-KYDBF-140080
- IRWIN identifier
- 170346EC-F88A-408C-9151-7BE8B9379E5E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Williamsburg, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 18, 2014 at 10:38 AM EST. Identifier 2014-KYDBF-140080.