2011 Spring Fire Season, So Far....

On Feb 14th there were 103 fires for 828 acres.  On these fires there were a total of 18 homes/structures damaged and 218 Protected.

The Feb 19th and 20th fires there was a total of 190 fires burned for 7,608 acres. There was 896 homes and structures protected although 104 homes and structures were damaged.

Statewide Fire Activity on Feb 19-20th.

• Albemarle County: Ragged Mountain Fire, 700 acres 61 structures protected.
• Albemarle County: Esmont Road Fire, 40 ac with 10 homes protected.
• Amherst County: Pendleton Drive Fire, 100 ac with 25 homes protected.
• Brunswick County: 2 fires 80 acres each
• Chesterfield County: numerous fires, largest was 30 acres
• Fauquier County: Thompson Mill Rd. Fire- 200 ac with 5 homes protected.
• Fort Pickett Fire: estimated 5000 acres burned since 14 February in live fire impact areas; fire is contained and did not threaten neighbors off post.
• Fort A.P. Hill: estimated 4500 acres; this fire got off post for about 6 acres.
• George Washington National Forest and the Shenandoah National Park report four large fires. The Pickle Branch Fire (Craig-Roanoke County) at 665 acres, The Coffman Fire(GW/JEFF NF), 1,262 ac on private land and 1,293 ac on federal lands and Chestnut Fire (Shenandoah National Park), 135 ac on private land and 965 ac on federal lands in Rockingham County combined into 1 big fire. ) at 3,655 acres, many structures located south of the fire, some evacuations were completed. And the Smith Run Fire (Warren-Rappahannock County) at 1,950 acres.
• Goochland County: 273 acres with 25 protected 1 destroyed.
• Gloucester County: 400 and 229 acres.
• Louisa County: Chopping Road Fire, 900 acres, 2 structures destroyed and 7 structures minor damage with 75 homes protected.
  
• Louisa County: Garners Rd Fire, 75 ac with 20 homes protected.
• Louisa County: Buckner Fire - 65 acres with 15 homes protected.
• Middlesex County: 524 acres.
• New Kent County: 91 acres; closed I-64 for a short time.
• Page County: The Kibler Hill Road Fire, 40 acres, 1 structure destroyed, 2 garages with 4 cars destroyed, 47 structures and other buildings protected.
• Rockingham County: Kauffman Fire-1,262 ac-Private and 1,200 federal with 120 homes protected.
• Shenandoah County: Crooked Run Fire- 332 ac with 11 homes protected with an evacuation.
• Scott County: Midol Fire on Powell Mountain, 550 + acres.
• Warren County: Lookout Mountain Fire- 24 ac with 57 homes protected and one destroyed.
• Warren County: Brown Town Fire- 200 ac private with 20 homes protected.