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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.