Bald Mountain Fire
The Bald Mountain Fire was reported on November 5, 2025 in Craig County, Virginia and burned 4,374 acres. It was declared out on December 23, 2025.
- Size
- 4,374 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2025
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeter mapped May 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM EDT, 4,358 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.600, -80.080.
The incident
- Size
- 4,374 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM EST
- Contained
- November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST
- Controlled
- November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM EST
- Declared out
- December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM EST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NE from New Castle, VA
- County
- Craig County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- New Castle
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,026,684
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-VAVAF-250100
- IRWIN identifier
- 8D4678DA-E39C-4480-AF3F-5A6CE0457379
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 6, 2025 (1,647 acres) to May 20, 2026 (4,358 acres). The largest one-day growth was 774 acres, mapped November 8, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2025 | 1,647 | |
| November 7, 2025 | 2,200 | +553 |
| November 8, 2025 | 2,974 | +774 |
| November 9, 2025 | 3,128 | +154 |
| November 10, 2025 | 3,293 | +165 |
| November 11, 2025 | 3,382 | +89 |
| November 12, 2025 | 3,649 | +267 |
| November 13, 2025 | 4,374 | +725 |
| May 20, 2026 | 4,358 | -16 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Castle, VA covers the area today.
Nearby
- New Castle, VA7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fairlawn, VA13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Covington, VA14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Daleville, VA16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- White Sulphur Springs, WV18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cloverdale, VA19 miles southeast 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 May 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-VAVAF-250100.