Rickett Hollow Fire
Active
Whitley County, Kentucky · Discovered November 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 23 hours ago
Rickett Hollow Fire
The Rickett Hollow Fire fire has burned 60 acres in Whitley County, Kentucky. Crews have reached 50% containment. It has grown by about 20 acres in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 6 mph toward the N, with gusts to 7 mph. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 65).
Rickett Hollow Fire size over time
3 official size readingsGrew from 20 to 60 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
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 50%
23 hours ago · November 10, 2026Grew 20 acres in 2 hours to 60 acres
23 hours ago · November 10, 2026Grew 20 acres in 3 hours to 40 acres
26 hours ago · November 10, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 20 acres
29 hours ago · November 9, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2026, 4:57:26 AM | 60 acres | 50% |
| 11/10/2026, 2:32:16 AM | 40 acres | 0% |
| 11/9/2026, 11:32:14 PM | 20 acres | 0% |
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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.