Whitman Fire
The Whitman Fire was reported on April 20, 2025 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia and burned 398 acres. It was declared out on May 17, 2025.
- Size
- 398 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 20, 2025
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped May 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM EDT, 398 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.869, -80.212.
The incident
- Size
- 398 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Controlled
- May 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM EDT
- Declared out
- May 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 miles NE of White Sulfur Springs near Hwy 92
- County
- Greenbrier County
- State
- West Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- White Sulfur Springs
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $90,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WVMOF-000308
- IRWIN identifier
- 3CE99B04-633D-430F-9328-0B42C1535A40
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 20, 2025 (295 acres) to May 22, 2025 (398 acres). The largest one-day growth was 117 acres, mapped April 21, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2025 | 295 | |
| April 21, 2025 | 412 | +117 |
| April 23, 2025 | 398 | -14 |
| May 22, 2025 | 398 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for White Sulphur Springs, WV covers the area today.
Nearby
- White Sulphur Springs, WV7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Covington, VA13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lewisburg, WV14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fairlawn, VA14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairlea, WV15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ronceverte, WV16 miles southwest 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 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-WVMOF-000308.