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Little Slate Creek

McDowell, WV · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 152 acres in McDowell before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

152

Acres Burned

209

Days Burning

Apr 15, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 15 / 152 acresAug 10 / 152 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Beartown Wilderness

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Garden Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

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Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

31.2 mi

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Kimberling Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

38.1 mi

E

Raccoon Branch Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

42.4 mi

S

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / VA

44.9 mi

SE

Jefferson National Forest

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National Forest / VA

45.4 mi

E

Lewis Fork Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

45.8 mi

S

Little Dry Run Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

46.6 mi

SE

Little Wilson Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

47.4 mi

S

Kimberling Creek Purchase Unit

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National Forest / VA

47.6 mi

E

Divided Mountain Purchase Unit

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National Forest / VA

49.8 mi

S

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Little Slate Creek mapped at 152 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Little Slate Creek at 152 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Apr 15Now

209 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 0b354e8e-c8c5-4438-920d-4fe85ad31cab

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