Left Fork Sam Hale Branch Fire
The Left Fork Sam Hale Branch Fire was reported on April 17, 2026 in Floyd County, Kentucky and burned 124 acres. It was declared out on April 24, 2026.
- Size
- 124 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 17
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.628, -82.847.
The incident
- Size
- 124 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Prestonsburg, KY
- County
- Floyd County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-260712364
- IRWIN identifier
- F9E22675-0362-4EE5-8862-0B000AF39C11
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Prestonsburg, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Prestonsburg, KY5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Van Lear, KY11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Paintsville, KY13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, KY15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY21 miles southeast 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 9:05 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-260712364.