Cacapon Mountain fire burns over 130 acres

by Kate Shunney

West Virginia’s Division of Forestry is continuing to monitor the status of a mountain fire that has burned over 130 acres of forest on the western face of Cacapon Mountain.

On Monday afternoon, Regional Forester Rosey Santerre called the fire “100% contained” following extensive response from fire and wildfire units from around the quad-state region, helped along by several hours of rain.