Burning Birchton Fire
The Burning Birchton Fire was reported on March 11, 2025 in Raleigh County, West Virginia and burned 185 acres. It was fully contained on April 19, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 185 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025
- Personnel
- 15
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.935, -81.532.
The incident
- Size
- 185 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Community of Birchton
- County
- Raleigh County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Naoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,666
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WVWVS-000329
- IRWIN identifier
- 1B1EF017-C58A-4BDD-942F-550A033CF2FD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kopperston, WV 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 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000329.