Hopkins Fork Fire
The Hopkins Fork Fire was reported on January 7, 2026 in Pike County, Kentucky and burned 236 acres. It was fully contained on January 8, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 236 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.327, -82.506.
The incident
- Size
- 236 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM EST
- Contained
- January 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM EST
- Controlled
- January 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM EST
- Cause
- Human, Arson
- Location
- 11 Miles S from Pikeville, KY
- County
- Pike County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Pikeville
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-261950139
- IRWIN identifier
- B3F6C73A-3880-4B6A-B687-2F6E4FDACD01
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Elkhorn City, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Elkhorn City, KY9 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clintwood, VA13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Jenkins, KY13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Whitesburg, KY23 miles southwest 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 January 16, 2026 at 11:41 AM EST. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-261950139.