Official U.S. fire data
"Tracked" means the U.S. government is officially watching this fire today. It does not mean it's burning out of control. Here's where all 557 stand right now:
We update this list once a day, biggest first. Tap any fire for the details.
Updated Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT
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Showing 6 fires in West Virginia. Clear
“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it.
Old House Branch Fire
Mingo County, West Virginia
1,000 acres
100% contained
Slate Branch Fire
Mingo County, West Virginia
500 acres
100% contained
Upper Trace Branch Fire
McDowell County, West Virginia
348 acres
100% contained
Low Gap Hollow Fire
Wayne County, West Virginia
308 acres
100% contained
Little Slate Creek Fire
McDowell County, West Virginia
152 acres
100% contained
Cabin Creek Red Warrior Fire
Kanawha County, West Virginia
109 acres
100% contained
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
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