Fishing Bay Fire
The Fishing Bay Fire was reported on March 8, 2025 in Dorchester County, Maryland and burned 1,700 acres. It was declared out on March 9, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2025
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.309, -75.980.
The incident
- Size
- 1,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- March 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 miles south of Vienna, MD (Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area).
- County
- Dorchester County
- State
- Maryland
- Nearest city reported
- Elliott`
- Protecting agency
- DNRF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MDMDS-000272
- IRWIN identifier
- A3636DE7-804D-429F-98AD-0D8B3502D01A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Vernon, MD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mount Vernon, MD10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Princess Anne, MD17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hebron, MD18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cambridge, MD18 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fruitland, MD20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Algonquin, MD20 miles north of the fire’s origin
Maryland wildfires today Wildfires of 2025 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-MDMDS-000272.