A Virginia Department of Forestry official who suffered extensive burns while fighting a massive brush fire in Buckingham County is expected to survive.

A Virginia Department of Forestry employee remained in intensive care Sunday after suffering upper-body burns while fighting a brush fire a day earlier in Buckingham County.

A Virginia Department of Forestry employee was in intensive care Saturday night at the University of Virginia Medical Center after suffering upper-body burns while fighting a large brush fire in Buckingham County.