Upper Trace Branch Fire
The Upper Trace Branch Fire was reported on April 8, 2026 in McDowell County, West Virginia and burned 348 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 348 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.276, -81.616.
The incident
- Size
- 348 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles NE from Cucumber, WV
- County
- McDowell County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Cucumber
- 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
- $4,115
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WVWVS-000204
- IRWIN identifier
- 2DFE96AD-0838-4ECF-A305-75132C38E9EC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for War, WV 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 July 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-WVWVS-000204.