Wildfires of 2009

Savanna Lake Complex

2009Dorchester County, MarylandWildfire

The Savanna Lake Complex burned 1,238 acres in Dorchester County, Maryland, in 2009. It was discovered on February 17, 2009, and contained on February 18, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,238 acres
Discovered
February 17, 2009
Contained
February 18, 2009
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.382, -75.901.

The record

Reported final size
1,238 acres
Discovered
February 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. local time
Contained
February 18, 2009, 8:00 a.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Maryland
County
Dorchester County
Land ownership at origin
State
Reporting unit
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service
Agency
State or local agency
Part of
Savanna Lake Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
ICS209_2009_MD-MDS-3572

Other large fires in Maryland in 20092

FireAcresStartCause
Doctors Creek Fire2,124Jan 25, 2009Human
Beckers Island Fire709Jan 25, 2009Human

Every fire of 2009 Maryland fire history

Nearby

Sources

Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.