Peddler Fork Fire
The Peddler Fork Fire was reported on November 7, 2023 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 902 acres. It was fully contained on November 9, 2023.
- Size
- 902 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 37.385, -82.239.
The incident
- Size
- 902 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 7, 2023 at 9:37 PM EST
- Contained
- November 9, 2023 at 8:47 PM EST
- Controlled
- November 20, 2023 at 4:09 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 mile south of Fedscreek, KY
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Fedscreek, KY
- 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
- $9,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-KYKYS-231952288
- IRWIN identifier
- 1E113BFB-F0F3-4509-8014-B5E06E5AB34A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Elkhorn City, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Elkhorn City, KY8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV20 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gilbert Creek, WV23 miles northeast 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 8:36 AM EST. Identifier 2023-KYKYS-231952288.