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Horsehead

Augusta, VA · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in Augusta before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1

Acres Burned

76

Days Burning

Aug 26, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 1 acres in the last day
Aug 27 / 0 acresOct 17 / 1 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Big Levels National Game Refuge

Go

NCA / VA

23.4 mi

SW

Shenandoah Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / VA

24.6 mi

NE

Shenandoah National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / VA

25.3 mi

NE

Saint Mary'S Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

26.9 mi

SW

Three Ridges Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

27.3 mi

SW

Ramseys Draft Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

30.9 mi

W

George Washington National Forest

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National Forest / VA

31.1 mi

W

Priest Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

31.7 mi

SW

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest

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National Forest / VA

43.7 mi

W

Rich Hole Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

52.4 mi

SW

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / WV

53.2 mi

NW

Rough Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / VA

54.1 mi

SW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Shenandoah National Park

Active Closure

Due to recent wildlife interactions and out of an abundance of caution, the Naked Creek backcountry zone is closed to all recreation until further notice. A camping closure remains in effect for the Appalachian Trail (AT) from Lewis Mountai...

Official notice

Timeline

Aug 26Now

76 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 4836c1b9-1613-4efc-9c35-6f5404d251cd

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