Meadow Branch Fire
The Meadow Branch Fire was reported on November 6, 2022 in Breathitt County, Kentucky and burned 3,762 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,762 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2022
- Personnel
- 13
Map
Perimeter mapped November 6, 2022 at 9:00 PM EST, 3,762 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.428, -83.330.
The incident
- Size
- 3,762 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9.5 miles south of Jackson
- County
- Breathitt County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Jackson
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,300
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-KYKYS-220251144
- IRWIN identifier
- 6DA5A60D-6822-4341-A4FC-F6F3B7CC1359
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackson, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Jackson, KY9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Hazard, KY14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Beattyville, KY23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, KY27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Manchester, KY30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- West Liberty, KY34 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 November 13, 2022 at 6:14 PM EST. Identifier 2022-KYKYS-220251144.