Right Fork Fire
The Right Fork Fire was reported on April 19, 2025 in Mercer County, West Virginia and burned 437 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 437 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 5
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.333, -81.179.
The incident
- Size
- 437 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5.1 miles SW of Princeton
- County
- Mercer County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Princeton
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WVWVS-000319
- IRWIN identifier
- 5712B28F-51F7-4496-B15D-331FA69159D9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Montcalm, WV 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 April 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000319.