Stable Branch Fire
The Stable Branch Fire was reported on April 4, 2026 in Breathitt County, Kentucky and burned 112 acres. It was declared out on April 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 112 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.519, -83.090.
The incident
- Size
- 112 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human, Arson, Hot set
- Location
- 10 Miles E from Jackson, KY
- County
- Breathitt County
- State
- Kentucky
- Nearest city reported
- Jackson
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-KYKYS-260251977
- IRWIN identifier
- 154D2AB9-B84D-42CE-949F-CB2BB320A235
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hindman, KY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-KYKYS-260251977.