Porter Junction Fire
The Porter Junction Fire was reported on April 20, 2026 in Floyd County, Kentucky and burned 125 acres. It was fully contained on April 24, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 125 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 20, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.471, -82.849.
The incident
- Size
- 125 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson, Hot set
- County
- Floyd County
- State
- Kentucky
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-260712394
- IRWIN identifier
- F6FF5494-1D5B-49BD-B07E-BB67D69794BE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Martin, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Martin, KY9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Prestonsburg, KY14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Coal Run Village, KY16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Pikeville, KY18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Van Lear, KY21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Salyersville, 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 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-260712394.