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GWJ National Forest Prescribed Burns
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Agency Name: U.S. Forest Service
Agency Name: U.S. Forest Service
Incident Contacts
- Rebecca RobbinsPhone:540-492-1901
Prescribed burn planned in Wise Co., VA and Letcher CO., KY April 11-12
GWJ National Forest Prescribed Burns
Publication Type: News 04/08/2022
Location: North Fork Pound burn unit located two miles west, northwest of Pound, VA and 3.2 miles south of Jenkins, KY.
Date and Time: Forest Service fire specialists are planning to begin the 5,033 acre burn on Monday, April 11 and continue on Tuesday, April 12. You may see smoke from this prescribed burn for several days.
Purpose: This burn operation will burn a small portion of the larger burn unit which will act as a safety control line during the prescribed burn later this spring. Ultimately, prescribed burns improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape.
Additional Information and Road/Trail Closures: Sections of the Pine Mountain Trail (Forest Trail #201) and the Red Fox Trail (Forest Trail #205) that are within the burn area will be temporarily closed. For your safety, please follow posted signs and trail closures when they occur. The controlled burn is expected to have lingering smoke effects in Wise and Letcher counties. Depending on wind direction, residents and travelers in these areas may see or smell smoke.
Firefighter and public safety is our number one priority.
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