Half Mountain Road Fire
The Half Mountain Road Fire was reported on April 9, 2026 in Magoffin County, Kentucky and burned 445 acres. It was fully contained on April 10, 2026.
- Size
- 445 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 20
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.639, -83.035.
The incident
- Size
- 445 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles S from Salyersville, KY
- County
- Magoffin County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-261532147
- IRWIN identifier
- C7B40B59-C746-4174-BBC6-E96D3DEBFDF2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salyersville, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Salyersville, KY8 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Paintsville, KY17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Van Lear, KY18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Jackson, KY20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- West Liberty, KY23 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 April 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-261532147.