Skyles Branch #2 Fire
The Skyles Branch #2 Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Webster County, West Virginia and burned 184 acres. It is 80 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 184 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.510, -80.668.
The incident
- Size
- 184 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Skyles Branch off of 82
- County
- Webster 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-000173
- IRWIN identifier
- D0FBD92A-D76B-4977-9C89-FEDB714BB759
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, WV19 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 9:37 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000173.