Caney Hwy 2 Fire
The Caney Hwy 2 Fire was reported on October 29, 2016 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 1,376 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,376 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 29, 2016
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.356, -82.547.
The incident
- Size
- 1,376 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 29, 2016 at 9:30 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 mile East of Penny Ky.
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Pikeville
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KYKYS-16-3025
- IRWIN identifier
- A1A1B4D3-7BF0-4351-9085-F31055A7356E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pikeville, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pikeville, KY9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Jenkins, KY13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Whitesburg, KY23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY25 miles northwest 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 November 10, 2016 at 7:28 PM EST. Identifier 2016-KYKYS-16-3025.