Rocklick Fire
The Rocklick Fire was reported on November 7, 2023 in Buchanan County, Virginia and burned 2,232 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,232 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 37.406, -82.147.
The incident
- Size
- 2,232 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Buchanan County, Big Rock, Virginia
- County
- Buchanan County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Big Rpcl
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $72,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-VAVAS-23WR00593
- IRWIN identifier
- F93A0CBD-59CE-4171-B1E6-E3A1F1B46681
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, WV18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV20 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA25 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 20, 2023 at 1:52 PM EST. Identifier 2023-VAVAS-23WR00593.