Wildfire in Maryland

Events

20

Deaths

0

Injuries

3

Damage

None recorded

• Wildfire in Maryland, March 17, 20062 injured · 1 event100 Acres were burned due to a wildfire in the Severn Run Natural Environment Area located near Millersville. Newspaper reports indicated that two firefighters were injured during the fire.
• Wildfire in Maryland, June 24 to 25, 20121 injured · 1 eventA seven alarm wildfire consumed about 50 acres of brush and forest and threatened several dozens of homes on Kent Island in Queen Annes County on the 24th. The wildfire started before 8 a.m. EDT on the 24th.
• Wildfire in Maryland, July 6 to 7, 20025 eventsA northerly flow of air through the lower half of the atmosphere pushed smoke from forest fires in northern Quebec across the Maryland Eastern Shore. The smoke reduced visibilities and could be smelled from the afternoon of the 6th into the afternoon of the 7th.
• Wildfire in Maryland, November 6 to 17, 20014 eventsThe lack of rainfall during the fall of 2001 created a buildup of dry fuels such as leaves, branches, and brush on forest floors, which resulted in high fire danger.
• Wildfire in Maryland, February 19, 20113 eventsThe combination of the strong west to northwest winds, low humidity levels and recent dry weather helped cause the rapid spread of a few wildfires across the Eastern Shore during the daytime hours on the 19th.
• Wildfire in Maryland, February 18, 20021 eventA brush fire, which spread quicker because of the unseasonably dry weather, burned 10 acres of land. The fire occurred about halfway between Elkton and North East.
• Wildfire in Maryland, March 1 to 13, 20021 eventDrought conditions resulted in very dry timber and brush. This caused a brush fire that began on Wills Mountain on March 1st to quickly spread. The fire burned 100 acres of woodland before being contained on the 2nd. The fire was extinguished on the 13th.
• Wildfire in Maryland, August 14, 20021 eventA wildfire burned about 390 acres of field and woods in Elk Neck. People were evacuated from the Sandy Hill Campground, but no serious injuries or damage was reported.
• Wildfire in Maryland, March 30, 20061 eventA wildfire consumed more than two acres of woodland near Elk Neck State Forest. In the month of March 35 fires consumed 35 acres of woodland in Cecil County.
• Wildfire in Maryland, March 16, 20061 eventA wildfire consumed about 10 acres of woodlands in Elkton near the Delaware state line. The fire occurred east of the power lines off of Chesapeake Boulevard across from an industrial park.
• Wildfire in Maryland, February 19 to 20, 20111 eventA dry cold front passed through on the evening of the 18th. Strong westerly winds combined with low relative humidity and low fuel moisture to cause the development of wildfires across portions of Maryland.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.