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West Virginia Wildfires: Live Fire Map
West Virginia
Bold outline: West Virginia boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Evacuation status in West Virginia
West Virginia does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
This season vs the last decade
43% of an average yearSo far in 2026, 4.0K acres have burned in West Virginia, 43% of the 9.3K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Active fires in West Virginia
No active wildfires reported right now.
Wildfire history in West Virginia
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 701 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
October and November account for 64% of the acreage burned in West Virginia in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, West Virginia averaged 15K acres burned and 50 fires per year. That is 243% up in acreage and 77% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Wildfire history near you
How close have major wildfires come to your home in West Virginia? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Largest fires on record in West Virginia
- Press Jarrell20114,444 acres
- Stateline20002,700 acres
- Head Of Elk Creek20012,600 acres
- Mitchell Branch20012,000 acres
- Bandytown20051,641 acres
Emergency resources for West Virginia
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.