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Sprig Island

Dorchester, MD · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 0 acres in Dorchester before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

0

Acres Burned

121

Days Burning

Jul 12, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Jul 15 / 0 acresAug 11 / 0 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

1.7 mi

E

Martin National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

30.2 mi

S

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

41.4 mi

N

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Go

Monument / VA

45.5 mi

W

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

49.9 mi

SW

Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

51 mi

SE

Patuxent Research Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MD

55.1 mi

NW

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / DE

55.4 mi

NE

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

55.9 mi

SE

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

57.2 mi

W

George Washington Memorial ParkwayClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / VA

59.3 mi

NW

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / VA

60.9 mi

W

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / George Washington Memorial Parkway

Northbound GWMP Lane Closures Between Spout Run and Route 123

GW Parkway northbound closures: Spout Run to Route 123, Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; for tree maintenance work continues. Follow posted detours and allow extra travel time.

Official notice

Park Closure / George Washington Memorial Parkway

Single Lane Closures on South Parkway Near River Farm Drive

Beginning October 8, one lane both northbound and southbound will be closed 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for 4 weeks to repair an upheaval in the road. Please expect slight traffic delays in the area.

Park Closure / George Washington Memorial Parkway

Temporary Closure of the Clara Barton Parkway 3500 ft of right travel lane

Temporary Closure of the Clara Barton Parkway 3500 feet of right travel lane at Site 17, managed land areas between Clara Barton Parkway and C&O Canal, and between Lock 10 parking lot north to Lock 14 required to address the ongoing safety ...

Official notice

Timeline

Jul 12Now

121 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: bfbe85dc-1fc1-4d9c-8632-f568362e5d28

Important

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