Coal Fork Fire
The Coal Fork Fire was reported on November 6, 2023 in Kanawha County, West Virginia and burned 2,500 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2023
- Personnel
- 7
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.081, -81.489.
The incident
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2023 at 9:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Coal fork of Cabin Creek
- County
- Kanawha County
- State
- West Virginia
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $992
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WVWVS-000800
- IRWIN identifier
- CC0D5BCE-C760-4ABF-ACBB-55A888876830
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Chelyan, WV covers the area today.
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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 30, 2023 at 3:35 PM EST. Identifier 2023-WVWVS-000800.