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210520a-blackwater Fire

Merrimack, NH · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 4 acres in Merrimack before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

4

Acres Burned

174

Days Burning

May 20, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NH

28 mi

SW

Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NH

42.3 mi

E

Sandwich Range Wilderness

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Wilderness / NH

47.5 mi

N

Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MA

50.7 mi

S

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MA

55.3 mi

SE

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ME

58.1 mi

E

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MA

59.6 mi

S

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MA

59.8 mi

S

Nancy Brook National Natural Landmark

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Monument / NH

60.3 mi

N

Pemigewasset Wilderness

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Wilderness / NH

60.6 mi

N

White Mountain National Forest

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National Forest / NH

62 mi

N

Peru Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / VT

64 mi

W

Timeline

May 20Now

174 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 415843c3-0d47-4894-97a7-43063cc14962

Important

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