Land cover · Virginia 2026

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Acres by cover type Acres in Virginia % of burned % of Virginia
Forest 120 86.3% 65.1%
Range (shrubland) 0 0.0% 0.1%
Grassland 16 11.6% 19.0%
Other 3 2.1% 15.8%
Measured acres in Virginia 139 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in Virginia Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Taylor Hollow Fire 108 105 104 0 1 0 0
Malvern Hill Rx Fire 40 35 17 0 15 3 0
Maintenance Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fires awaiting measurement
(1)
Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Switzer Lake Fire 0 — Smaller than one cell
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 4 148
Offered to measurement 4 148
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 3 148
Awaiting a perimeter 0 0
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 1 0
Every cell outside Virginia 0 0
Measured acres in Virginia 3 139
Measured acres outside Virginia — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 139
Reported minus measured — 9
Burned in from another state or province 0 0

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for VA. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-15. 30 m cells.