Skylers Creek Fire
The Skylers Creek Fire was reported on March 11, 2025 in Nicholas County, West Virginia and burned 174 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 174 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.506, -80.678.
The incident
- Size
- 174 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- East of Birch River on 82
- County
- Nicholas County
- State
- West Virginia
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WVWVS-000172
- IRWIN identifier
- EDB61349-8EC2-46A7-B9AC-31E91C341A4A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cowen, WV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cowen, WV9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Craigsville, WV12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Webster Springs, WV14 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Summersville, WV18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Richwood, WV21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Glenville, WV31 miles north 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 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000172.