Paint Creek Exit Fire
The Paint Creek Exit Fire was reported on March 22, 2025 in Kanawha County, West Virginia and burned 276 acres. It was fully contained on March 27, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 276 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.122, -81.386.
The incident
- Size
- 276 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM EDT
- Contained
- March 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1/2 MILE EAST FROM PAINT CREEK EXIT
- County
- Kanawha County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Hansford
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WVWVS-000230
- IRWIN identifier
- 4A4A54AB-04FF-480C-9EC1-8EEC80516A88
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Powellton, WV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Powellton, WV4 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Montgomery, WV5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chesapeake, WV11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Belle, WV11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Marmet, WV13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Rand, WV15 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 March 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000230.