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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