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GWJ National Forest Prescribed Burns

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Virginia 
Roanoke, 
24019 
Virginia 
Roanoke, 
24019 

Incident Contacts

  • Rebecca Robbins
    Phone:
    540-492-1901

Forest Service to conduct prescribed burn in Wise County, Va. on April 10

GWJ National Forest Prescribed Burns
Publication Type: News 04/08/2022

Location: Cable Gap burn unit is located three miles northeast of Pound, VA, 2.7 miles Southeast of Jenkins, KY and approximately 1.8 miles southwest of Gaskins and Burdine, KY.
 
Date and Time: Forest Service fire specialists will begin the 1,300-acre burn on Sunday, April 10. The ignition-phase will be concluded before the end of the day and firefighters will continue to monitor the area for several days until the fire is extinguished by rain. You may see smoke from this prescribed burn for several days.
 
Purpose: This burn will improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape.
 
Additional Information and Road/Trail Closures: Pine Mountain Trail (Forest Trail #201), Austin Cemetery, South Mountain Road, and part of White Oak Creek Road may be closed. For your safety, please follow posted signs and trail closures when they occur. The controlled burn is expected to have lingering smoke effects in Wise and Letcher counties. Depending on wind direction, residents and travelers in these areas may see or smell smoke.
 
Firefighter and public safety is our number one priority.
 
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