Eagles Nest Fire
The Eagles Nest Fire was reported on November 2, 2016 in Breathitt County, Kentucky and burned 2,200 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 2, 2016
- Personnel
- 56
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.526, -83.385.
The incident
- Size
- 2,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 2, 2016 at 5:45 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Breathitt County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Jackson
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 56
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,469
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KYKYS-003035
- IRWIN identifier
- 47FAB90B-73B7-479A-8F3B-C57DD95A730E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackson, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Jackson, KY2 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Beattyville, KY18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Hazard, KY22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, KY23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Liberty, KY28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Manchester, KY33 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 November 21, 2016 at 7:59 PM EST. Identifier 2016-KYKYS-003035.