Northgate Drive Fire
The Northgate Drive Fire was reported on March 19, 2025 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 101 acres. It was fully contained on March 20, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 101 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 10
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.488, -82.510.
The incident
- Size
- 101 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM EDT
- Controlled
- March 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- Location
- within city limits of Pikeville, KY
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,200
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-KYKYS-251951357
- IRWIN identifier
- B1BB6C5C-8B84-415D-A402-81FFC96AB050
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pikeville, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pikeville, KYUnder a mile southwest of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Jenkins, KY23 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA24 miles south 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 7:45 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-KYKYS-251951357.