Curry Branch Fire
The Curry Branch Fire was reported on March 12, 2025 in Clay County, Kentucky and burned 169 acres. It was declared out on March 21, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 169 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 12, 2025
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.087, -83.802.
The incident
- Size
- 169 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM EDT
- Declared out
- March 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson, Hot set
- Location
- Redbird District, DBNF
- County
- Clay County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $125,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-250511067
- IRWIN identifier
- 657D5576-53EC-4E5E-A3BC-74193D780BCC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Manchester, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Manchester, KY5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- London, KY16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Barbourville, KY16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- North Corbin, KY18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Annville, KY18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Corbin, KY19 miles southwest 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 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-250511067.