Matts Creek Fire
The Matts Creek Fire was reported on November 12, 2023 in Bedford County, Virginia and burned 11,020 acres. It was declared out on December 11, 2023.
- Size
- 11,020 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 12, 2023
- Personnel
- 75
Map
Perimeter mapped January 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM EST, 11,020 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.592, -79.433.
The incident
- Size
- 11,020 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 12, 2023 at 7:13 PM EST
- Contained
- November 28, 2023 at 5:27 PM EST
- Controlled
- December 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 miles NW of Big Island VA
- County
- Bedford County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Big Island
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 75
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,051,176
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-VAVAF-230128
- IRWIN identifier
- 586FAE9C-A77A-4F72-8C7B-59C83AB1774A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 16, 2023 (2,977 acres) to November 21, 2023 (11,016 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,275 acres, mapped November 20, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2023 | 2,977 | |
| November 17, 2023 | 5,978 | +3,001 |
| November 18, 2023 | 6,835 | +857 |
| November 19, 2023 | 7,741 | +906 |
| November 20, 2023 | 11,016 | +3,275 |
| November 21, 2023 | 11,016 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glasgow, VA 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 December 12, 2023 at 1:21 PM EST. Identifier 2023-VAVAF-230128.