Waterfall Mountain Fire
The Waterfall Mountain Fire was reported on March 20, 2024 in Page County, Virginia and burned 6,399 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 6,399 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped March 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM EST, 6,399 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.664, -78.592.
The incident
- Size
- 6,399 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2024 at 5:19 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 miles west of Luray, VA
- County
- Page County
- State
- Virginia
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,615,677
- Part of
- North Zone Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-VAVAF-240044
- IRWIN identifier
- A820F5AF-074C-4A7F-98FD-14A52F9DE763
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 21, 2024 (4,120 acres) to March 27, 2024 (6,399 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,197 acres, mapped March 23, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2024 | 4,120 | |
| March 22, 2024 | 9 | -4,111 |
| March 23, 2024 | 6,206 | +6,197 |
| March 24, 2024 | 6,257 | +51 |
| March 25, 2024 | 6,257 | 0 |
| March 26, 2024 | 6,321 | +64 |
| March 27, 2024 | 6,399 | +78 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Market, 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 March 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM EST. Identifier 2024-VAVAF-240044.