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Cherry Plain

Rensselaer, NY · Undetermined

Containment is progressing at 50%. Nearby public lands may be open, but verify conditions before you go.

0%Progressing

198

Acres Burned

2

Days Burning

Oct 25, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

8 public land units within 75 miles

George D. Aiken Wilderness

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Wilderness / VT

20.1 mi

NE

Glastenbury Wilderness

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Wilderness / VT

23.4 mi

NE

Lye Brook Wilderness

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Wilderness / VT

35.7 mi

NE

Peru Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / VT

49.7 mi

NE

Big Branch Wilderness

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Wilderness / VT

50.3 mi

N

Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / VT

53 mi

N

Green Mountain National Forest

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National Forest / VT

56.2 mi

N

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NH

75 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Cherry Plain mapped at 198 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 27

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cherry Plain at 198 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 25Now

2 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: bc57e87f-c0d0-42a9-8726-fac7fa75468d

Important

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