Gate Mountain Fire
The Gate Mountain Fire was reported on April 13, 2018 in Rockingham County, Virginia and burned 1,040 acres. It was declared out on April 25, 2018.
- Size
- 1,040 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 13, 2018
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.620, -79.006.
The incident
- Size
- 1,040 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 13, 2018 at 3:41 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 20, 2018 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- April 23, 2018 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 25, 2018 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 8 miles west of Timberville, VA
- County
- Rockingham County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Rockingham
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- DOF
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $175,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-VAVAF-180116
- IRWIN identifier
- 57B8907D-819D-4CF2-B7B1-1920EB93C5B2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadway, VA covers the area today.
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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 26, 2018 at 3:26 PM EDT. Identifier 2018-VAVAF-180116.