Bear Branch Fire
The Bear Branch Fire was reported on March 11, 2025 in Wayne County, West Virginia and burned 541 acres. It was fully contained on March 15, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 541 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.996, -82.482.
The incident
- Size
- 541 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF BEAR BRANCH TO THE LEFT SIDE OF SILK FORK ROAD
- County
- Wayne County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Ft. Gay
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $927
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WVWVS-000226
- IRWIN identifier
- 8E00C66B-7067-44E9-820B-619CD3EA0532
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Inez, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 March 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000226.