Rocky Mtn Fire 2016 Fire
The Rocky Mtn Fire 2016 Fire was reported on April 16, 2016 in Rockingham County, Virginia and burned 10,326 acres. It was declared out on May 11, 2016.
- Size
- 10,326 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2016
- Personnel
- 123
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.314, -78.646.
The incident
- Size
- 10,326 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2016 at 1:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 29, 2016 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- May 3, 2016 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 11, 2016 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Rockingham County
- State
- Virginia
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 123
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-VASHP-160006
- IRWIN identifier
- EDD1D600-12EC-44BE-B332-A99F6E2EA707
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Elkton, VA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Elkton, VA7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Massanutten, VA8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grottoes, VA10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Massanetta Springs, VA12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Shenandoah, VA12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Twin Lakes, VA12 miles east of the fire’s origin
Virginia wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 13, 2016 at 11:13 AM EDT. Identifier 2016-VASHP-160006.