Morgan Cave Fire
The Morgan Cave Fire was reported on October 19, 2022 in Ripley County, Indiana and burned 1,100 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 19, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped October 19, 2022 at 9:00 PM EDT, 900 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 38.920, -85.416.
The incident
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 38.92022 x -85.41660 Fire Located on Big Oaks NWR of Big Creek
- County
- Ripley County
- State
- Indiana
- Nearest city reported
- Madison
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-INBOR-00P3TW
- IRWIN identifier
- C77AA64D-6088-4AFE-A4E4-F40B6B751DF8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for North Madison, IN covers the area today.
Nearby
- North Madison, IN11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- North Vernon, IN13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Madison, IN13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Versailles, IN14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hanover, IN15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Osgood, IN16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Indiana wildfires today Wildfires of 2022 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 December 30, 2022 at 11:33 AM EST. Identifier 2022-INBOR-00P3TW.