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While rain on Friday temporarily diminished fire activity at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s Steep Valley Fire, the return of dry, breezy weather has reanimated the wildfire,

As of this morning, the brushfire on Backus Mountain has burned nearly two thousand acres. The fire is 66% contained, but the dry weather has caused the fire activity to return stronger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPqqRebSTGQ

A forest fire in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia, has grown to over 2,000 acres in size, according to officials from the

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY-TV): Despite the half-inch of rain Friday, there are still smoke plumes emanating from the Steep Valley Fire. https://youtu.be/bnQUj4YdByo Tom Enberg, Information Officer for the National Park Service said, "As of Friday, we were at 30% containment. On Friday, there was little fire activity because of the rain that the fire did

The Steep Valley wildfire in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve charred its way through another 255 acres between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, thanks in large part

Crews battling a wildfire burning in the backcountry of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia had to contend with steep terrain, abandoned mine shafts, and coal seams.

A fire that broke out in a remote section of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve on Monday and swept through 150 acres of forest on Tuesday had

Raleigh County, WV (WVNS) — As of Monday, there have been 34 total reported fires in southern West Virginia. Two fires started Monday, November 6, 2023; one near Saddle Branch in Wyoming County and the other on Backus Mountain in Raleigh County which is being contained by National Park Service crews. So far, over 2,000 […]

In a play at being unique to the local shopping experience, establishing themselves as an integral part of a downtown Beckley revival and supporting other micro-businesses like their own, the

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY-TV): As the wildfire season comes to its unofficial close for the spring season, the numbers prove it was slightly more active than last year