Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
Here’s an update from Wintergreen Fire & Rescue as of 4:45 PM Friday afternoon.
“Good Afternoon,
Although we still don’t believe there is any significant threat to Wintergreen, it should be noted that fully containing the Glass Hollow Fire has been more difficult than anticipated. The official status of this fire is currently “uncontained”. The fire is approximately 4 miles from Wintergreen.
The amount of federal and state resources assigned to this event is encouraging and impressive. Firefighters will not be getting any assistance from mother nature this weekend.
As mentioned in previous messages, whenever there is a major fire within 10 miles of Wintergreen, residents and guests should monitor Alert Wintergreen messages closely and be prepared to leave the area if requested.
Due to the elevated fire risk, the use of outdoor recreational fire pits at Wintergreen will not be allowed this weekend.”
Original post:
We first told you, here in this post, about a large wildfire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Afton area near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was located near Cherry Grove Lane on the east side of the BRP not terrible far ad adjacent to Humpback Rock on the other side.
According to a post by Wintergreen Fire & Rescue late Thursday night, the fire had been contained. We are waiting the same confirmation from the U.S. Forest Service. The state forestry status page says the blaze is about 50% contained as of 8:30 Friday morning. Additional fire fighting equipment from land and air will arrive again Friday to help get the fires under better control.
Above, a post this morning from Cameron Lenahan at the Afton Overlook. The forestry service says we may continue to see smoke and flames within the containment area for several days to come as it eventually burns out. Friday – March 28, 2025.
The fire began in the afternoon hours Thursday and quickly spread up the mountains toward the BRP from the Glass Hollow vicinity of Afton.
Above a firefighting helicopter dips water from a local pond near Cherry Grove Lane Thursday afternoon to help get the wildfire under control.
The chance for some scattered showers Friday afternoon across the area and more substantial rains Sunday into Monday should help conditions creating fires across the area.
And finally, a big thank you to everyone that sent and posted photos and video to our Facebook page during the fire. We didn’t get to re-post them all but greatly appreciate you sending them!
