BY CHRIS LAWRENCE GLEN JEAN — 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 acres and is 70% contained. However, the blaze continued to burn in a ...
At the time of this writing, there were 21 fires burning over 11,000 acres in West Virginia, according to the Fire, Weather and Avalanche Center. The four largest are the Steep Valley fire in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, which has burned over 2,000 acres; the Coal Creek ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The Steep Valley Fire in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has now grown to 1,946 acres and as of Monday morning is about 66% contained. The fire is burning in the area of War Ridge and Backus Mountain. The fire didn’t grow much over the ...