Wildfires in McCreary County

Kentucky

Fire-weather risk today

Very low

tomorrow: Very low · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

7 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Good

EAQI 19· PM2.5 1.2 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-36:-85) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Tunnel Ridge · Wildfire 01/11/2026· 5 h › Smiddy Road · Wildfire 01/11/2026· 4 h › Sand Hill · Wildfire 29/10/2026· 2 h › Skullbone Tower Rd · Wildfire 24/10/2026· 17 h › KYS - Skullbones Tower · Wildfire 24/10/2026· 47 h › KYS - Wolf · Wildfire 04/10/2026· 96 h › STE - White Oak · Wildfire 04/08/2026· 20 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.