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The 2024 Virginia wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Virginia.During the 2024 Spring wildfire season between February 15 to April 30, at least 411 wildfires burnt "nearly 20,000 acres", the largest area burned in the last 30 years in that time period, and nearly ten times as much as the 2023 Spring season with 2,174 acres.
While wildfires in the Northeast began as early as July 5, the record dryness of September and October allowed them to significantly expand. From October 1 to November 11, over 537 reports of wildfires were received in New Jersey, with 60 in New York, burning 4500 and 2100 acres, respectively. [7]
2024 Virginia wildfires – Estimated damage totals are $1,200,000. [3] Waites Run Virginia, West Virginia: Hardy (WV), Shenandoah (VA) 6,223 March 20 April 29 2024 Virginia wildfires [3] Waterfall Mountain Virginia: Page, Shenandoah: 6,399 March 20 April 29 2024 Virginia wildfires [3] Hinson Florida: Lake: 2,352 April 5 August 12
The analysis found that around 3.3 million people in the U.S. live in areas where the wildfire risk is “very high," while another 14.8 million live in areas with "relatively high” risk.
Drought conditions along with leaves falling have made for wildfires that have been "more challenging to contain." Wildfires prompt state of emergency in Virginia Skip to main content
Crews were battling scores of wildfires around Virginia on Thursday, including a fire affecting hundreds of acres at Shenandoah National Park, amid an elevated fire risk, officials said. More than ...
The south is one of the fastest growing regions with 88 million acres classified as WUI. The south consistently has the highest number of wildfires per year. More than 50,000 communities are estimated to be at high to very high risk of wildfire damage. These statistics are greatly attributable to the South's year-round fire season. [15]
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