Old House Branch Fire

Mingo County, West Virginia · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 7, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 5 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	1,000 acres Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Containment	—	100% Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	6 Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$3,000 Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—

Old House Branch Fire summary

The Old House Branch Fire is a wildfire near Mingo County, West Virginia. It has burned about 1,000 acres (about 758 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 months ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,000 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: April 10, 2026 (first reported about 5 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, July 21st at 8:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

84°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 to 10 mph SW · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

66°F · Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 to 12 mph SW · 95% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday

78°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 7 mph NW · 47% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

58°F · Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 8 mph N · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

77°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 6 mph N · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, July 21st at 8:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $3,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Old House Branch Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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