WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Whitman Fire burning in the Monongahela National Forest is now fully contained, according to a final update issued Monday evening by the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire, located about six miles north of White Sulphur Springs near Brushy Mountain between Forest Service Road 718 and Whitman Draft in Greenbrier County, had been burning in a remote area of the forest.
Crews secured a containment line around the fire with the help of a Type 3 helicopter, a bulldozer, and four fire engines.
Officials said while some light smoke and smoldering may still be visible, there are no threats to the containment lines.
This marks the final update unless conditions change significantly.
