Romont Rich Creek

past fire

Wildfire

ACRES BURNED

1636

STATE

West Virginia

ORIGIN COUNTY

Fayette

containment

100%

Active Hotspots
Active Hotspots are heat signatures detected by NASA satellites.

Snapshots happen 3-4 times per day.
Some heat may be non-wildfire.

Active Hotspots (0)

off

Recent Hotspots (0)

off

Fire perimeters are not realtime.

38.1846084818924, -81.1130665006903

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2024-11-07

TIMELINE

39 days

November 7

Detected

December 16

LAST UPDATED

Incident Data

CAUSE

Human

BEHAVIOR

Moderate

BEHAVIOR DETAILS

Creeping
Backing

PRIMARY FUEL TYPE?

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Description

Bear Wallow coal burning coal seams near the former town of Romont

Response

Lead Protecting AGENCY

DVF

DISPATCH CENTER

Mid-Atlantic Interagency Coordination Center

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

Private
(Private)

WEATHER

Nearby Air Quality

AQI