Grannies Branch Fire

Active

Clay County, Kentucky · Discovered November 11, 2026

25 acres
Size
5%
Contained
-
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 hours ago

Current situation

Grannies Branch Fire

Active fire
Air quality · Moderate
AQI 52

The Grannies Branch Fire fire has burned 25 acres in Clay County, Kentucky. Crews have reached 5% containment. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 52).

Grannies Branch Fire size over time

2 official size readings

Grew from 8 to 25 acres across these reports.

Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.

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Incident timeline

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  1. Containment rose to 5%

    4 hours ago · November 12, 2026
  2. Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 8 acres

    6 hours ago · November 12, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
RecordedSizeContained
11/12/2026, 6:12:26 AM25 acres5%
11/12/2026, 4:07:26 AM8.0 acres0%

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About this data

Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.