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Fires have erupted from Virginia to Georgia, including 80 in West Virginia. Any beneficial rains to slow the fire season are at least a week away.
Apr. 14—A new service by the West Virginia Division of Forestry will allow residents to access a website to find and keep up with any forest fires across the state. Gov. Jim Justice made the ...
A number of trails and sections of the Skyline Drive remain closed due to wildfires in Virginia and West Virginia. There is a chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday. However, strong wind gusts ...
WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — According to officials with the West Virginia Division of Forestry, there are 50 active wildfires in Region 4, which covers eight counties, and seven active fires in ...
Waterfall Mountain/Shenandoah Forest/211 Fire (5,692 acres): On Friday, firefighters worked on the south and west sides of the fire to tie it in with a previous burn area on the northwest all the ...
A line of fire works its way down a leafy slope Nov. 10, 2022, below the Middle Ridge Trailhead near the southeastern boundary of Kanawha State Forest in West Virginia.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Division of Forestry crew has returned to the state after about three weeks helping contain fires in northern California. The agency said the crew ...
BLUEFIELD, VA (WVNS) – The air quality around the country has drastically declined due to wildfires. ... Wildfires could impact air quality in West Virginia. Story by Phelicity Robinson • 10mo.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Division of Forestry says a 22-year-old man has been charged with setting wildfires. Jerry Allen Burgess of Charleston is charged with two counts of ...