Jones Fork Road Fire
The Jones Fork Road Fire was reported on November 6, 2023 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 1,092 acres. It was fully contained on November 13, 2023.
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2023
- Personnel
- 18
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.412, -82.162.
The incident
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2023 at 11:39 PM EST
- Contained
- November 13, 2023 at 11:51 AM EST
- Controlled
- November 20, 2023 at 4:09 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1.5 MILES EAST OF STEELE KY
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Steele
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-KYKYS-231952231
- IRWIN identifier
- CC5C53D3-4D55-4493-9674-6AE1BAE9DF7A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Phelps, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Phelps, KY7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Gilbert Creek, WV19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA24 miles southwest 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 21, 2023 at 8:35 AM EST. Identifier 2023-KYKYS-231952231.