ShareNear Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Updated 4:00PM EDT Origin of fire located and under control. Updated 2:40PM EDT Firefighters have located origin of blaze and are getting equipment to the scene to get it put out. Around 2:30 PM EDT firefighters in Nelson County wore working to determine the best attack on a brush fire [...]
ShareGladstone Nelson County, Virginia Several times Saturday fire crews across Nelson and adjoining counties have been called into action to battle wildfires fanned by gusty winds of 50 MPH or more. That latest battle came late Saturday afternoon in Gladstone in the vicinity of Caskie Road. Around 4PM Saturday afternoon numerous fire departments were on [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Fire crews have been ultra busy across Nelson and nearby counties this Saturday. Wind driven fires have been a problem due to gusts of over 50 MPH. Nelson and Crozet crews responded to a fire that got out of control at AM Fog on the Nelson/Albemarle County line. An additional grass [...]
ShareNear Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Gusty winds and dry conditions made for a brief, but scary fire early Saturday afternoon just outside of Nellysford on Truslow’s Lane. Fire crews from Wintergreen, Rockfish Valley FD, Faber and VA Dept of Forrester all initially responded to the fire burning in a field not far from the intersection [...]
ShareNelson County, Virginia Though spotty showers have been about the area in the past week, moisture is in rare supply right now. Couple that with winds of 45 MPH on Wednesday and you have the perfect recipe for brush and forest fires across portions of Central Virginia. Low humidity levels with very little rain lately [...]
ShareNear Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Area fire departments were pretty busy Thursday afternoon just before dark fighting a brush fire just off of Route 151 north of Nellysford, Virginia. Ann Strober who always sends in fantastic weather shots was nearby as firefighters worked to get the blaze under control. Thanks Ann for grabbing these shots! [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia With extremely low humidity readings and strong gusty winds, area fire departments kept busy Wednesday. One of the larger fires broke out in the orchard above a.m Fog in Afton. A brush fire reignited from a burn pile that was over a week old, then gusty winds in excess of 30 [...]
