Edith Gap Fire
The Edith Gap Fire was reported on March 20, 2024 in Shenandoah County, Virginia and burned 832 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 832 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM EST, 832 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.726, -78.509.
The incident
- Size
- 832 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2024 at 6:53 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 miles NW of Luray, VA
- County
- Shenandoah County
- State
- Virginia
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Complex Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $299,894
- Part of
- North Zone Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-VAVAS-240045
- IRWIN identifier
- 45F72AD0-3B24-49F8-BFB7-8B6ACEE9F61E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 23, 2024 (1,148 acres) to March 28, 2024 (832 acres). The largest one-day growth was 98 acres, mapped March 24, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2024 | 1,148 | |
| March 24, 2024 | 1,245 | +97 |
| March 25, 2024 | 1,198 | -47 |
| March 26, 2024 | 1,113 | -85 |
| March 27, 2024 | 841 | -272 |
| March 28, 2024 | 832 | -9 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Luray, 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 January 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM EST. Identifier 2024-VAVAS-240045.