Smoke Hole fire about 30 percent contained PETERSBURG, W.Va. -- As of Friday morning, the 1,400-acre Smoke Hole Fire in the Monongahela National Forest was about 30 percent contained, thanks to efforts by an army of 155 firefighters making use of a water-dropping helicopter, five fire engines and...
Nov. 15, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
Emergency closure issued for Smoke Hole area CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Forest Service officials issued an emergency closure late Wednesday for the area around Smoke Hole in Pendleton County, where a wildfire that broke out Sunday continues to blaze. The fire has already charred nearly 1,400 acre...
Nov. 13, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
Smoke Hole wildfire blazes into its third day CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A wildfire that has charred more than one square mile of the Monongahela National Forest in the Smoke Hole section of Pendleton County since it broke out on Sunday continued to blaze on Tuesday, despite efforts by firefighters fr...
Nov. 12, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette