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Maryland Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in Maryland. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 61Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in Maryland

Quiet
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

No active wildfires are currently reported in Maryland. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 61).

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No active fires in Maryland right now.

Bold outline: Maryland boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

120% of an average year
Burned so far in 20261.8K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)1.5K acres

So far in 2026, 1.8K acres have burned in Maryland, 120% of the 1.5K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Maryland

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in Maryland

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2025
Worst year · 4,597 acres
13
Fires / year · average
167
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
49
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$56K
Reported cost

From 62 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
11222014: 3 fires20142015: 9 fires2016: 13 fires20162017: 15 fires2018: 4 fires20182019: 15 fires2020: 3 fires20202021: 14 fires2022: 16 fires20222023: 22 fires2024: 18 fires20242025: 20 fires2026: 15 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Maryland averaged 2,557 acres burned and 18 fires per year. That is 414% up in acreage and 92% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Maryland

  • Irish Creek20112,910 acres
  • Guinea Marsh20072,537 acres
  • Doctors Creek20092,124 acres
  • Savanna Lake Complex20051,578 acres
  • Beckers Island Fire20061,400 acres

Emergency resources for Maryland

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Red Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Maryland

WashingtonBaltimore

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)