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Red - Jacks Creek Fire

Leslie County, KY · Human

The Red - Jacks Creek Fire in Leslie County, Kentucky has burned 5 acres and is 0% contained. It was found Nov 12, 2026.

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

5

Acres Burned

0

Days Burning

Nov 12, 2026

Discovered

51m ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

5 public land units within 75 miles

Redbird Purchase Unit

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National Forest / KY

9.4 mi

NW

Stone Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

33.3 mi

SE

Daniel Boone National Forest

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National Forest / KY

38.8 mi

NW

Beaver Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / KY

54.3 mi

W

Clifty Wilderness

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Wilderness / KY

56.1 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

RED - Jacks Creek mapped at 5 acres

Perimeter data
Nov 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the RED - Jacks Creek at 5 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Nov 12Now

0 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: b8fb0ea9-604c-4611-b94f-6ff5bfa9f6f3

Important

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