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FAYETTE CO, W.Va. (WVVA) - Officials with the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve said the fire has already covered more than 200 acres, with only 15 percent contained.
P RINCE, WV (WVNS) – A wildfire was reported in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve around 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The 130 acre fire is on Highland ...
Although minimal fire activity was seen Saturday, the increase in acreage is due to updated imaging and mapping. The fire continues to burn in the War Ridge and Backus Mountain areas, a remote part of the park and remains within park boundaries. Containment is now up to 50% as of Saturday evening.
The National Park Service reports a fire that has consumed nearly 2,000 acres of land near the New River Gorge is now 66% contained, according to park officials.
UPDATE: 11/7/2023, 5:37 p.m. FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — More than 100 acres have burned at the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. According to a Facebook post from the park’s official page, an estimated 130-150 acres have burned since the fire started on Nov. 6.
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (WVVA) - The Steep Valley Fire in the New River Gorge National Park continues to burn, already consuming 1,550 acres. According to the National Park Service, 37...
— The forest fire burning within the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has now topped 2,000 acres. National Park Service officials say the Steep Mountain Fire is now at 2,028...
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — The National Park Service said as of Monday evening that the Steep Valley Fire burning within the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Fayette County remains at 2,206...
The closures are due to the Steep Valley fire, which has been burning since Monday, Nov. 6 and has burned 1,946 acres in the War Ridge and Backus Mountain areas. An updated press release on Monday said that the fire is now 66% contained.
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (WBOY) — The more than 2,000-acre fire in the New River Gorge National Park continues to burn after an increase in fire activity Tuesday. According to an update from the National Park Service on Wednesday, the fire has now burned 2,182 acres in the War Ridge and Backus Mountain area and is 78% contained.