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Wildfires in West Virginia

3 federal wildfires disaster declarations in West Virginia since 1953.

Wildfires — West Virginia — federal disaster declarations per year

19962001

Counties most affected

Clay County2 Cabell County2 Braxton County1 Gilmer County1 Grant County1 Hardy County1 Kanawha County1 Lincoln County1 Logan County1 McDowell County1 Mercer County1 Mingo County1 Monongalia County1 Nicholas County1 Raleigh County1 Randolph County1 Upshur County1 Wayne County1 Webster County1 Barbour County1 Wyoming County1 Boone County1

Declarations

November 16, 2001Fire12 counties

WV - SOUTHEAST FIRE COMPLEX - 11/16/2001

November 16, 2001Fire2 counties

WV - TROUGH AND SMOKE HOLE FIRE COMPLEX - 11/16/2001

August 14, 1996Fire10 counties

HEAVY RAINS, HIGH WINDS, FLOODING, AND SLIDES

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.

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