Nolansburg Fire
The Nolansburg Fire was reported on November 1, 2016 in Morgan County, Kentucky and burned 7,400 acres. It is 80 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,400 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- November 1, 2016
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.930, -83.153.
The incident
- Size
- 7,400 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- November 1, 2016 at 7:45 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Morgan County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Whitesburg
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,720
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-KYKYS-003031
- IRWIN identifier
- 3909E1CD-3D7F-4453-8D5A-055DB9C86489
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Elkfork, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Elkfork, KY3 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Liberty, KY6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, KY13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Paintsville, KY21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Morehead, KY23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Van Lear, KY24 miles southeast 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 8:06 PM EST. Identifier 2016-KYKYS-003031.