Bestpitch Fire
The Bestpitch Fire was reported on February 5, 2017 in Dorchester County, Maryland and burned 1,057 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,057 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 5, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.415, -75.990.
The incident
- Size
- 1,057 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 5, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Dorchester County
- State
- Maryland
- Protecting agency
- DNRF
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $155
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MDMDS-004895
- IRWIN identifier
- 40435431-505E-464E-88C9-FB3AE2C714CC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cambridge, MD covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 13, 2017 at 10:53 AM EST. Identifier 2017-MDMDS-004895.