Steep Valley News Today

Major decreases in active fires are largely due to the half inch of rain statewide. The National Weather Service said another quarter to half inch of rain is on the way.

“It’s going to be closed for the foreseeable future," Steep Valley Fire Public Information Officer Tom Engberg said Friday. “We know that it’s a popular hunting area in the zone where it is, but due to an abundance of caution for firefighter safety we’re going to keep it closed for now.”

The National Park Service said the Steep Valley fire was first reported on Monday, Nov. 6 and is now 78 percent contained. The fire continues to burn minimally in steep and rugged parts of inaccessible terrain. 

FAYETTEVILLE — Low humidity, dry leaves and light winds on Thursday enabled forest fires to continue to burn at scattered locations across Southern West Virginia, bringing to 15,548 the total

POCAHONTAS COUNTY — Firefighters are still battling a blaze in Monongahela National Forest in Pocahontas County, which has grown to an estimated 100 acres.

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY-TV): The Steep Valley brush fire has reanimated and very poor air quality will expand into early Wednesday. https://youtu.be/W8VjZA7PxBs?si=9vRoSKJmfsrkvk1I https://youtu.be/LPAPeAOR89M?si=n-_6DLLMibtA5rOf AIR QUALITY CONCERNS: Code Red Air Quality has filled the New River Gorge National Park at the base of Sandstone Mountain near I-64. As the nocturnal inversion develops, air quality will continue

POCAHONTAS COUNTY — More than 25 firefighters are battling a blaze in Monongahela National Forest in Pocahontas County, officials said Tuesday. The fire,

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY-TV): The weather this weekend helped firefighters get more of a handle on the Steep Valley Fire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn2euXvr0ZY The underlying theme of how the weather has impacted the number of acres burned is that a warmer pattern in the 60s and 70s with occasional gusts of 15-22 mph helped it spread. 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