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Alexander

Cape May, NJ · Human

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

20

Acres Burned

183

Days Burning

Mar 31, 2026

Discovered

10h ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Jul 10 / 20 acresSep 30 / 20 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

8 public land units within 75 miles

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

Check first

Wildlife Refuge / NJ

7.6 mi

NE

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / DE

25.5 mi

SW

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / DE

34 mi

NW

Brigantine National Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NJ

39.9 mi

NE

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / NJ

49 mi

NE

Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / NJ

51.1 mi

NW

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum

Go

Wildlife Refuge / PA

61.2 mi

N

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

72.8 mi

W

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Alexander mapped at 20 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Alexander at 20 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Mar 31Now

183 days since discovery

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: d6d29d29-1b6d-4c08-bb65-8c63543807fe

Important

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