Litteral Fork Road Fire
The Litteral Fork Road Fire was reported on April 18, 2025 in Magoffin County, Kentucky and burned 117 acres. It was fully contained on April 19, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 117 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 18, 2025
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.809, -82.986.
The incident
- Size
- 117 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson, Hot set
- Location
- 6 Miles NE of Slayersville KY
- County
- Magoffin County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,900
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-251532133
- IRWIN identifier
- 68C159EA-7EF6-4771-976B-85BEB29A7AEA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salyersville, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salyersville, KY6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Paintsville, KY10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Van Lear, KY13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Elkfork, KY13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- West Liberty, KY17 miles northwest 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 April 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-251532133.