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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The fall fire season has ended and with recent rains to the region, burn bans are being rescinded.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 year's 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,...