ELKINS, W.Va. (WVDN) – Monongahela National Forest fire officials are planning a prescribed fire for the Lick Mountain Unit on the Marlinton-White Sulphur District. The planned burn area will total 448 acres and occur on Tuesday April 7, 2026. The prescribed fire will be conducted in accordance with the Monongahela National Forest’s Forest Plan.
The Monongahela National Forest uses prescribed fire to help manage healthier forests, and to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires. Locations of prescribed fires planned for this spring can be found on the attached map.
Burn areas may be closed to the public for several days for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns. Smoke may be visible from roadways. County emergency operations centers will be notified before burning begins.
For more information about Monongahela National Forest, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/monongahela or https://www.facebook.com/MonongahelaNF.
About the Forest Service: The Forest Service has, for more than 100 years, brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology — and rooted in communities — the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
