Lignite Fire
The Lignite Fire was reported on November 5, 2025 in Botetourt County, Virginia and burned 180 acres. It was declared out on December 23, 2025.
- Size
- 180 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2025
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped May 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM EDT, 180 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 37.641, -80.010.
The incident
- Size
- 180 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM 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
- 7 Miles N from New Castle, VA
- County
- Botetourt County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- New Castle
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $32,419
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-VAVAF-250099
- IRWIN identifier
- 967CFE96-7BC8-45A4-97AC-6FCCDCD7C353
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 8, 2025 (174 acres) to May 20, 2026 (180 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13 acres, mapped November 11, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 8, 2025 | 174 | |
| November 11, 2025 | 187 | +13 |
| May 20, 2026 | 180 | -7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fairlawn, VA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fairlawn, VA9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Covington, VA11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clifton Forge, VA16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Daleville, VA17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- White Sulphur Springs, WV19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Buchanan, VA20 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 10:53 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-VAVAF-250099.