Steep Valley Fire
The Steep Valley Fire was reported on November 6, 2023 in Fayette County, West Virginia and burned 2,206 acres. It was declared out on December 19, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,206 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2023
- Personnel
- 19
Map
Perimeter mapped February 23, 2024 at 10:12 AM EST (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.834, -81.039.
The incident
- Size
- 2,206 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2023 at 12:56 PM EST
- Contained
- November 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
- Controlled
- November 29, 2023 at 11:22 AM EST
- Declared out
- December 19, 2023 at 2:26 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1.3 miles south of Prince WV
- County
- Fayette County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Grandview
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 19
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WVNRP-000763
- IRWIN identifier
- 8F0833C4-74E5-4789-B55A-91308E58DDE8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 7, 2023 (100 acres) to November 15, 2023 (2,210 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,892 acres, mapped November 13, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2023 | 100 | |
| November 8, 2023 | 100 | 0 |
| November 13, 2023 | 1,992 | +1,892 |
| November 14, 2023 | 2,182 | +190 |
| November 15, 2023 | 2,210 | +28 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Piney View, WV 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 19, 2023 at 2:26 PM EST. Identifier 2023-WVNRP-000763.