Rube Fire
The Rube Fire was reported on November 29, 2014 in McCreary County, Kentucky and burned 815 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 815 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 29, 2014
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.640, -84.319.
The incident
- Size
- 815 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- McCreary County
- State
- Kentucky
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-KYDBF-140089
- IRWIN identifier
- 447A8A3A-3E48-4E58-B9C4-E5DF738181C2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pine Knot, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pine Knot, KY7 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Stearns, KY10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitley City, KY10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Jellico, TN11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Williamsburg, KY11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Oneida, TN15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 December 2, 2014 at 4:18 PM EST. Identifier 2014-KYDBF-140089.