More than 1,400 acres continue to burn in the George Washington National Forest. Firefighters are trying to stop the fire from spreading further.

As of Wednesday night, the fire is about 20 percent contained. Winds helped drive the fire to increase nearly seven-fold Wednesday.

So far, no private homes have been damaged. However, crews are standing guard to make sure that doesn't change.

Donna Fauber is a resident that lives on the last piece of private land before the national forest in the Saint Mary Wilderness Area.

"There is a fire truck here, and several personnel who stand at the ready to do whatever is necessary to protect our property. So we feel very safe and secure," says Fauber.

The Faubers say they will continue to watch and wait. Paul Stoneburner, Virginia Department of Forestry, says at this time the fire is still active and is coming close to private land and neighborhoods near Spy Creek Lane and Saint Mary's Road.

"There is a half mile stretch of land connecting private land and the fire, so we'll need to be monitoring the fire closely," says Stoneburner.

On Thursday, Stoneburner says fire crews will need to continue constructing the land and do things they were not able to do Wednesday night. Officials are prepared to change action according to weather conditions.

"The winds were really high today, causing the fire to grow in size and we will be expecting rain," says Stoneburner.

Officials hope to increase the percentage of containment.