Cherry Plain Fire
Active
Rensselaer County, New York · Discovered October 25, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 8 days ago · Perimeter mapped 8 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Cherry Plain Fire
The Cherry Plain Fire fire has burned 251 acres in Rensselaer County, New York. Crews have reached 99% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 14 mph toward the E, with gusts to 27 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 24). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Cherry Plain Fire size over time
5 official size readingsGrew from 198 to 251 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 99%
13 days ago · October 28, 2026New perimeter mapped at 251 acres (national perimeter feed)
13 days ago · October 28, 2026Containment rose to 70%
14 days ago · October 27, 2026Grew 52 acres in 2 hours to 250 acres
14 days ago · October 27, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 198 acres
14 days ago · October 27, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2026, 9:14:42 PM | 251 acres | 99% |
| 10/27/2026, 9:05:26 PM | 198 acres | 70% |
| 10/27/2026, 8:23:04 PM | 250 acres | 70% |
| 10/27/2026, 7:00:53 PM | 198 acres | 50% |
| 10/27/2026, 6:40:52 PM | 198 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.