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Clearwater

Accomack, VA · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 360 acres in Accomack before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

360

Acres Burned

91

Days Burning

Aug 11, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 13 / 250 acresSep 2 / 360 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Martin National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

29.2 mi

N

Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

32 mi

NE

Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

32.4 mi

S

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

35.2 mi

NE

Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

35.2 mi

S

Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

40 mi

SW

Fort Monroe National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / VA

46.4 mi

SW

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

59 mi

N

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

59 mi

NW

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

63.3 mi

S

Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

65.1 mi

SW

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Go

Monument / VA

69.7 mi

NW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Fort Monroe National Monument

Road Closure and Fishing Pier Impact

The Engineer Wharf, one of two fishing piers at Fort Monroe is temporarily closed. The Finger Pier remains open. Also closed is the section of Fenwick Road between Ingalls and the East Gate of the fort. Detour signs will aid travelers aroun...

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Clearwater update: 360 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Clearwater containment moved from 86% to 100%.

IRWIN

Clearwater update: 360 acres, 86% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Clearwater containment moved from 82% to 86%.

IRWIN

Clearwater update: 360 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Clearwater containment moved from 80% to 82%.

IRWIN

Clearwater update: 360 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Clearwater grew 45 acres to 360 and containment moved from 40% to 80%.

IRWIN

Clearwater update: 315 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Clearwater grew 65 acres to 315.

IRWIN

Clearwater update: 250 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Clearwater containment moved from 50% to 40%.

IRWIN

Clearwater mapped at 250 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Interagency perimeter data shows the Clearwater at 250 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 11Now

91 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: 83577cbc-4837-4310-86fe-eee733a8a959

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