Baker Branch Fire
The Baker Branch Fire was reported on November 7, 2023 in Bell County, Kentucky and burned 1,288 acres. It was declared out on November 29, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,288 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 7, 2023
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.866, -83.514.
The incident
- Size
- 1,288 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 7, 2023 at 6:42 PM EST
- Contained
- November 14, 2023 at 12:47 PM EST
- Controlled
- November 19, 2023 at 6:58 PM EST
- Declared out
- November 29, 2023 at 3:41 PM EST
- Cause
- Human, Arson
- Location
- 2 miles north east of Stoney Fork.
- County
- Bell County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Stoney Fork
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $78,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-KYKYS-230132280
- IRWIN identifier
- 81ECF3AF-675F-4904-8E8D-7D61649AAF27
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for South Wallins, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- South Wallins, KY7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Harlan, KY11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Pineville, KY12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Barbourville, KY21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Middlesboro, KY21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Harrogate, TN21 miles south 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 29, 2023 at 3:43 PM EST. Identifier 2023-KYKYS-230132280.