Big Spring Branch Fire
The Big Spring Branch Fire was reported on November 17, 2015 in Logan County, West Virginia and burned 1,174 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,174 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 17, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.707, -81.827.
The incident
- Size
- 1,174 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 17, 2015 at 3:30 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Logan County
- State
- West Virginia
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,899
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-WVWVS-F201550064
- IRWIN identifier
- 443C19C6-54B7-43DD-8C53-43E05A3F60FD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mallory, WV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mallory, WV2 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Gilbert Creek, WV10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Oceana, WV11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Logan, WV13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Chapmanville, WV21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
West Virginia wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 28, 2016 at 1:56 PM EST. Identifier 2015-WVWVS-F201550064.