- {Barboursville, West Virginia}...Investigators from the state Division of Forestry were in Barboursville Wednesday investigating a brush fire that burned two to three acres of property. According to Leslie Fitzwater, spokesperson for West Virginia Division of Forestry, the fire has been ruled suspicious. West Virginia State Police Sgt. R.D. Perry says calls about a brush fire started coming in around 11:00 P.M. Tuesday night.