Fire Management

Firefighters working in flames
Firefighters tend to a prescribed burn at Sandstone Visitor Center.

NPS photo/Gary Hartley

 
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Duration:
2 minutes, 7 seconds

Learn about how our fire crew uses mechanical thinning as a means of reducing fuels around structures in the park in order to minimize fire danger.

 
firefighter ignites a prescribed fire
Prescribed Fire

Learn about how the fire management team at New River Gorge uses fire as a management tool.

two firefighters using a chainsaw on a small pine tree
Veterans in Fire Management

Learn about the efforts of the Veterans Fire Corp in fire management at the park.

Last updated: March 14, 2023

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