Coon Branch Fire
The Coon Branch Fire was reported on March 18, 2025 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 210 acres. It was fully contained on March 20, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 210 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.452, -82.559.
The incident
- Size
- 210 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- Location
- 3.6 miles South east of Pikeville, KY
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,668
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-251951306
- IRWIN identifier
- B013006F-63FD-4075-96DC-041CBBCC092D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pikeville, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pikeville, KY3 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY4 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Jenkins, KY20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV22 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 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-251951306.