Combs Branch Road Fire
The Combs Branch Road Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Breathitt County, Kentucky and burned 356 acres. It was declared out on March 18, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 356 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 9
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.368, -83.351.
The incident
- Size
- 356 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM EDT
- Declared out
- March 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson
- Location
- 1.4 miles north of Chavies KY
- County
- Breathitt County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-250251176
- IRWIN identifier
- 68062456-1552-4DDE-B2E6-909A029DAC07
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hazard, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hazard, KY12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Jackson, KY13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Beattyville, KY24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Manchester, KY27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, KY31 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cumberland, KY34 miles southeast 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 8:26 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-250251176.