Waites Run Fire
The Waites Run Fire was reported on March 20, 2024 in Hardy County, West Virginia and burned 6,223 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 6,223 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped March 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM EST, 6,223 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.033, -78.605.
The incident
- Size
- 6,223 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 miles west of Strasburg, VA
- County
- Hardy County
- State
- West Virginia
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Complex Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,689,248
- Part of
- North Zone Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-VAVAF-240042
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FADCA92-9B8C-49A8-AE80-87A193715338
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 22, 2024 (3,760 acres) to March 27, 2024 (6,323 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,414 acres, mapped March 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2024 | 3,760 | |
| March 24, 2024 | 4,361 | +601 |
| March 25, 2024 | 4,361 | 0 |
| March 26, 2024 | 4,909 | +548 |
| March 27, 2024 | 6,323 | +1,414 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Maurertown, VA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Maurertown, VA10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Woodstock, VA12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Strasburg, VA14 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Edinburg, VA15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Middletown, VA17 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Shawnee Land, 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 March 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM EST. Identifier 2024-VAVAF-240042.