West Virginia wildfires

Wallback PHA Fire

ContainedClay County, West Virginia2025Wildfire

The Wallback PHA Fire was reported on April 19, 2025 in Clay County, West Virginia and burned 450 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
450 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
April 19, 2025
Personnel
11

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.603, -81.076.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Clay

The incident

Size
450 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
April 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM EDT
Cause
Human
Location
1.3 miles NW of Big Otter
County
Clay County
State
West Virginia
Nearest city reported
Wallback
Protecting agency
DVF
Jurisdiction
DVF
Land ownership at origin
State
Personnel assigned
11
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Hardwood Litter
Estimated cost to date
$3,295
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-WVWVS-000320
IRWIN identifier
E10EFD4F-36EC-467E-ADE3-06811C8A80BC

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clay, WV covers the area today.

Nearby

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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 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVWVS-000320.