Blackberry Fork Fire
The Blackberry Fork Fire was reported on March 11, 2025 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 214 acres. It was fully contained on March 13, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 214 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.488, -82.226.
The incident
- Size
- 214 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- Location
- 6 miles east of Kimper, KY
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-251950914
- IRWIN identifier
- 95F0D664-5E00-4A27-BAC4-3D930631D3B3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Phelps, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Phelps, KY4 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gilbert Creek, WV19 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV26 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 March 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-251950914.