Siler Fire
The Siler Fire was reported on April 13, 2026 in Knox County, Kentucky and burned 353 acres. It was fully contained on April 14, 2026.
- Size
- 353 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.701, -83.878.
The incident
- Size
- 353 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM EDT
- Contained
- April 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Barbourville, KY
- County
- Knox County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Barbourville
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $46,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-261212266
- IRWIN identifier
- 4F2C2D5C-305E-4126-BBBD-E81ED7EA5192
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Artemus, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Artemus, KY9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pineville, KY11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Middlesboro, KY11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Barbourville, KY11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Harrogate, TN15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Jellico, TN16 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 May 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-261212266.