CHERRY GROVE, W.Va. — Steep and rocky terrain is slowing progress on putting out a forest fire in the Monongahela National ...

He noted the Forest Service’s recent timbering project at Hogback Mountain also clear-cut heavily. “It’s a different approach to letting trees grow to maturity and reproduce more naturally,” Coleman ...

Fire conditions remained extremely dangerous in parts of West Virginia as emergency crews from several states worked at the scene of a fire in the Monongahela National Forest Wednesday.

The Woodside Fire in Pendleton County crossed the dozer-made fireline overnight and has consumed approximately 100 acres, ...

The fire that started in Pendleton County on Nov. 5 has burned 385 acres, but the change in weather on Monday and rain from ...

A wind-aided wildfire in Pendleton County, W.Va., has grown to approximately 200 acres, according to the USDA Forest Service.

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The governor of West Virginia has issued a state of emergency in four counties due to extensive forest fires. Gov. Jim Justice issued the declaration Thursday for Grant, ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - With March already upon us, restricted burning season starts right with it. Come March 1, new hours begin for when a person can and cannot burn brush. Charlie Spencer, ...

A West Virginia Division of Forestry worker died Thursday fighting a wildland fire near Montgomery. A tree fell on Cody J. Mullens, 28, of Mount Hope at Armstrong Creek, which is off state Route 61 ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Forest fires are burning across the State of West Virginia on Monday and will likely continue to burn with dry and windy conditions in the forecast, according to ...

Since last week, the Forest Service has fired at least 2,000 employees, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service. That’s raising concerns ...