BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Fire and EMS crews have been busy fighting brush fires in Botetourt County near the Craig County line since Wednesday morning.

People could smell and see the smoke for miles across the county on Thursday, from two separate wildfires deep in the National Forest west of the Oriskany community off Route 615.

The larger of those two fires is the Bald Mountain Fire, which expanded significantly overnight from Wednesday into Thursday, spreading to over 1600 acres.

“There’s no immediate threat or danger to anyone in the vicinity because of the rural nature of it. So we don’t see that being a problem, and we would just ask for people’s patience and understanding as we work through it,” said Botetourt County Fire-EMS Chief Jason Ferguson.

Botetourt County crews fi

See Full Page