Short Hills Mountain Fire
The Short Hills Mountain Fire was reported on March 30, 2015 in Botetourt County, Virginia and burned 1,776 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,776 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 30, 2015
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.615, -79.638.
The incident
- Size
- 1,776 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 30, 2015 at 1:30 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Botetourt County
- State
- Virginia
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-VAVAS-15030045
- IRWIN identifier
- A16FE6C5-D5CD-49B0-A930-5930B765E49F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buchanan, VA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Buchanan, VA6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Glasgow, VA10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lexington, VA16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- East Lexington, VA17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clifton Forge, VA17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Buena Vista, VA18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 5, 2015 at 7:38 AM EDT. Identifier 2015-VAVAS-15030045.