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Blake

Williamson, IL · Undetermined

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

0%Unsized

0

Acres Burned

50

Days Burning

Sep 21, 2026

Discovered

1d ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Sep 21 / 0 acresNov 9 / 0 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / IL

4.2 mi

SE

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / IL

8.9 mi

S

Panther Den Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / IL

10 mi

S

Shawnee Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / IL

18.2 mi

SE

Bald Knob Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / IL

19.2 mi

SW

Clear Springs Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / IL

19.9 mi

SW

Shawnee National Forest

Go

National Forest / IL

20.3 mi

SE

Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark

Go

Monument / IL

21.9 mi

SW

Kinkaid Lake Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / IL

24.6 mi

W

Burden Falls Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / IL

27.4 mi

E

Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / IL

28.4 mi

SW

Bay Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / IL

29.4 mi

SE

Timeline

Sep 21Now

50 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: d5b58a1e-0a52-4cb5-b484-889d46474ad6

Important

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