Tuggles Gap News Today

Last month’s Fire on The Mountain Fundraiser at The Floyd Country Store raised over $4,300 for Floyd and Patrick County fire departments in the aftermath of the Tuggles Gap fire

The fall fire season has ended and with recent rains to the region, burn bans are being rescinded. During this years fall fire season, which ran from Oct. 15 to Nov. 30, included 156 wildfires in Virginia that burned nearly 25,000 acres and damaged 13 structures. In Patrick County, the Tuggles Gap wildfire consumed 1,150 acres before it was completely contained.

After an unusually active fall fire season that has seen responders struggle to get multiple blazes under control, all of Virginia’s wildfires except for the Matt’s Creek Fire in Bedford

These fires were made possible and worsened by dry conditions and high winds.

On November 7, Virginia Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares reminded suppliers that the current state of emergency caused by wildfires triggered Virginia’s anti-price gouging statutes,...

Crews continue to hold and mop-up control lines of a wildfire at Tuggles Gap in Patrick County that has now consumed 1,097 acres.

All backcountry campsites at nine state parks in western North Carolina are closed effective Nov. 10 due to increased fire risk, according to the N.C.

Between Nov. 6 and 9, two Black Hawk helicopters made 33 water drops using 660-gallon water buckets, bringing nearly 22,800 gallons of water into the effort to fight the Quaker Run fire.

The community is rallying together in support of first responders battling a fire in Patrick County. A hotel owner closed its doors to regular patrons to fire crews.

More than 150 firefighters expected to be on the scene Friday.