InciWebIncidents All News
Settings - change map background and toggle additional layers
Filter - control incident types displayed on map.
Zoom to your location
Reset map zoom and position
Could not determine your location.
Show Legend
Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
Response
Other
GWJ National Forest Prescribed Burns
Unit Information
Virginia
Virginia
Incident Contacts
- Rebecca RobbinsPhone:540-492-1901
News
Prescribed burn tomorrow, March 1, in Caldwell Fields, Montgomery County
Updated On: 02/28/2022
February 28, 2022 – Blacksburg, VA
Forest Service plans controlled burns in Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery and P
Updated On: 02/28/2022
BLACKSBURG, VA -February 28, 2022 — The USDA Forest Service will be conducting controlled burns as soon as Tuesday, March 1, and continuing into late spring. Controlled burns help keep the public and homes safe by reducing the buildup of dried leaves and wood in nearby forest land that can lead to uncontrolled wildfires, as well contributes to the overall forest health. Safety is the Forest Service’s top priority, and Forest Service fire managers will conduct controlled burns in the following areas only under appropriate weather conditions:
Forest Service to conduct prescribed burn in Wythe County tomorrow, March 1
Updated On: 02/28/2022
Location: 3.5 miles north of Rural Retreat, Virginia and 3.5 miles north of Interstate 81. Date and Time: Forest Service fire specialists will begin the 286-acre burn tomorrow, March 1, 2022 as long as weather conditions are appropriate. The ignition-phase will be concluded within one day. You may see smoke from this prescribed burn for several days.
Prescribed burns planned in Amherst, Augusta and Bedford Counties
Updated On: 02/25/2022
Natural Bridge Station, VA -February 25, 2022- The USDA Forest Service will begin conducting spring season prescribed burns in Amherst, Augusta and Bedford Counties as early as February. Prescribed burns improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape. Safety is the Forest Service’s top priority and Forest Service fire managers will conduct prescribed burns in the following areas only under appropriate weather conditions:
Forest plans prescribed burns in Bath and Alleghany Counties this spring
Updated On: 02/14/2022
Hot Springs, Va. February 14, 2022- The USDA Forest will begin conducting spring season prescribed burns in Bath and Alleghany Counties as early as February. Prescribed burns improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape.
Prescribed burns planned in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Updated On: 02/14/2022
Marion, Va, February 14, 2022 — The USDA Forest Service will begin conducting prescribed burns near Rural Retreat in Wythe County, and near Konnarock, VA in Grayson County ,as soon as this month. Prescribed burns improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape. Safety is the Forest Service’s top priority, and Forest Service fire managers will conduct prescribed burns in the following areas only under appropriate weather conditions: