Augusta : Wildfire Grows In Big Levels Area N Of St. Mary’s Wilderness (Updated 12.9.24 – 9:39 AM)

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Photo courtesy of Carole Painter : Smoke can be seen rising from the Big Levels fire on Saturday - December 8, 2024.

Big Levels
Near St. Mary’s Trail
Augusta County, Virginia

As we’ve been posting on our BRL Facebook page for the last few days, wildfires continue burning this Sunday afternoon in the Big Levels National Forest area of Augusta County. That’s just north of northern of the St. Mary’s Trail.

Photo by Carole Painter : The Big Levels fires continues burning into the evening as seen in this photo just before dark on Saturday – September 7, 2024.

Due to the ongoing fires, the U.S. Forest Service has announced the closure of some public use areas.

Enhanced fire danger updates have also been posted for the entire area by the National Weather Service for Sunday due to sometimes gusty winds and very dry conditions.

We will continue to update as more information becomes available.

With considerable rain in the forecast for the coming days, that should help the situation.

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