Afton / Greenfield
Nelson County, Virginia
By Tommy Stafford
Updated 9:57 PM via Wintergreen Fire & Rescue:
“The “Glass Hollow Fire” which we notified you about this afternoon has been contained. Local firefighting crews have been placed in service.
The National Park Service will continue to monitor the fire.
Expect to continue seeing fire/smoke in the area for the next couple of days as the fire continues to burn fuel within the containment lines.”
As of 8:20 PM Thursday night many of the local crews have been released and left the scene. Other forestry crews remained to control any existing fires. Even once it’s all controlled, and mostly out, smoke will continue to be visible for the coming days.
Fire is still visible upon the mountains as night settled in.
A complete wrap up later in the morning Friday.
Above a water support helicopter is seen gathering water from a pond near Cherry Grove Lane in Afton where a large wildfire is burning. Thursday – March 27, 2025
3:37 PM – Helicopters preparing to begin dropping water on the fires.
3:17 PM Helicopters heard arriving in the area
Fire crews from several agencies are now gathering to work on putting out a large, currently, uncontrolled wildfire burning off of Cherry Grove Road burning towards Humpback Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Tommy
