Rockhouse Fork Fire
The Rockhouse Fork Fire was reported on December 1, 2021 in Breathitt County, Kentucky and burned 2,775 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,775 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 1, 2021
- Personnel
- 6
Radar
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Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.379, -83.428.
The incident
- Size
- 2,775 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles north of Buckhorn,KY
- County
- Breathitt County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Buckhorn
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $36,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-KYKYS-210250140
- IRWIN identifier
- CC13B817-E728-4D2B-8C15-F0C3EBE42EA7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackson, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Jackson, KY12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Hazard, KY16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Beattyville, KY20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Manchester, KY24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Annville, KY30 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, KY32 miles northeast 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 December 8, 2021 at 5:02 PM EST. Identifier 2021-KYKYS-210250140.