Little Shepherd Trail Fire
The Little Shepherd Trail Fire was reported on October 26, 2016 in Letcher County, Kentucky and burned 1,500 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 26, 2016
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.960, -83.129.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 26, 2016 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 miles west of Cumberland KY
- County
- Letcher County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Cumberland
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $31,496
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KYKYS-16-3023
- IRWIN identifier
- 07A0A699-BB11-49AA-84B3-BF075A5967DE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Evarts, KY covers the area today.
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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 5, 2016 at 2:15 PM EDT. Identifier 2016-KYKYS-16-3023.