Kentucky wildfires

Kentucky 2025 Fire

OutOwsley County, Kentucky2025Wildfire

The Kentucky 2025 Fire was reported on March 12, 2025 in Owsley County, Kentucky and burned 155 acres. It was declared out on March 21, 2025. The cause is listed as human.

Size
155 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
March 12, 2025
Personnel
6

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.415, -83.688.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Booneville

The incident

Size
155 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM EDT
Contained
March 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM EDT
Controlled
March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM EDT
Declared out
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM EDT
Cause
Human, Arson, Hot set
Location
4 miles south of Booneville
County
Owsley County
State
Kentucky
Nearest city reported
Booneville
Protecting agency
DVF
Jurisdiction
DVF
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
6
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$18,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-KYKYS-251891049
IRWIN identifier
8AF0C1EC-8078-491C-AA98-B565C00917EA

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Booneville, 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 1:51 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-251891049.