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Maryland Wildfires: Live Fire Map

AQI 63Moderate air quality statewide
Current situation

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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 63).
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No active fires in Maryland right now.

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

Evacuation status in Maryland

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This season vs the last decade

120% of normal for Nov 10
Burned so far in 20261.8K acres
10-year average by Nov 10 (2016–2025)1.5K 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 an average year from 2016 to 2025 had burned by Nov 10. A full average year burned 1.5K acres.

Source: NIFC interagency incident reports, all agencies. Fires that cross a state line are split by their mapped perimeter.

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
169
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
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2,299
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Average acres burned by month · 2014–2025
698
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February and March account for 90% of the acreage burned in Maryland in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.

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: 17 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Maryland averaged 2,557 acres burned and 19 fires per year. That is 414% up in acreage and 96% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Wildfire history near you

How close have major wildfires come to your home in Maryland? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.

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

Fires near a city in Maryland

WashingtonBaltimore

Nearby states

California (120)Oregon (42)Wisconsin (30)Minnesota (28)South Carolina (24)Texas (24)