Slate Dump Fire
The Slate Dump Fire was reported on March 29, 2020 in Buchanan County, Virginia and burned 1,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2020
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.517, -81.982.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles from the KY/WV state line.
- County
- Buchanan County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Hurley
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-VAVAS-2020WR0145
- IRWIN identifier
- F4DAA418-F40F-40C7-AC9C-C1E4084D2A24
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gilbert Creek, WV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gilbert Creek, WV6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mallory, WV17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Welch, WV23 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Logan, WV23 miles north 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 April 1, 2020 at 9:54 AM EDT. Identifier 2020-VAVAS-2020WR0145.