Raven Rock Fire
The Raven Rock Fire was reported on November 2, 2016 in Wise County, Virginia and burned 2,402 acres. It was fully contained on December 4, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,402 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- November 2, 2016
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.182, -82.593.
The incident
- Size
- 2,402 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- November 2, 2016 at 4:02 PM EDT
- Contained
- December 4, 2016 at 12:00 PM EST
- Controlled
- December 5, 2016 at 8:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Wise County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Jenkins, KY
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-VAVAF-000255
- IRWIN identifier
- EE38A134-D2BF-440F-8BA4-3FF236D09D23
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jenkins, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 January 9, 2017 at 4:07 PM EST. Identifier 2016-VAVAF-000255.