Sidney Fire
The Sidney Fire was reported on November 5, 2023 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 1,833 acres. It was fully contained on November 9, 2023.
- Size
- 1,833 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2023
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.623, -82.344.
The incident
- Size
- 1,833 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2023 at 4:15 PM EST
- Contained
- November 9, 2023 at 6:43 PM EST
- Controlled
- November 19, 2023 at 5:53 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 13.5 miles north east of Pikeville, KY.
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Pikeville
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-KYKYS-231952169
- IRWIN identifier
- 991D22B9-00F2-4AC5-9908-0638D1D24292
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for South Williamson, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- South Williamson, KY5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY24 miles west 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 8:28 AM EST. Identifier 2023-KYKYS-231952169.