Diamond Road Fire
The Diamond Road Fire was reported on April 10, 2026 in Knott County, Kentucky and burned 219 acres. It was declared out on April 22, 2026.
- Size
- 219 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.371, -82.930.
The incident
- Size
- 219 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Hindman, KY
- County
- Knott County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-261192193
- IRWIN identifier
- 106A749B-D227-44EC-8483-31E6D9466546
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hindman, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hindman, KY4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Hazard, KY17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitesburg, KY18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Jenkins, KY21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY23 miles northeast 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 April 29, 2026 at 9:10 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-261192193.