Dixon Road Fire
The Dixon Road Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Harlan County, Kentucky and burned 195 acres. It was declared out on March 21, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 195 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 21
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.971, -83.021.
The incident
- Size
- 195 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM EDT
- Declared out
- March 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson, Hot set
- Location
- 1.8 miles West of Cumberland KY
- County
- Harlan County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Cumberland
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,652
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-250951221
- IRWIN identifier
- C94E1501-160C-41D1-AEFB-F0D960E1C47A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cumberland, 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 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-250951221.