Slate Branch Fire
The Slate Branch Fire was reported on April 9, 2026 in Mingo County, West Virginia and burned 500 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.705, -82.164.
The incident
- Size
- 500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles SW from Lando Mines, WV
- County
- Mingo County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Delbarton
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WVWVS-000205
- IRWIN identifier
- E86222F1-AC6D-4417-9377-1B4893AB454C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Delbarton, WV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Delbarton, WV1 mile west of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, WV7 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Logan, WV14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gilbert Creek, WV17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mallory, WV18 miles east 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 July 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-WVWVS-000205.