Guinea Island Fire
The Guinea Island Fire was reported on March 8, 2025 in Dorchester County, Maryland and burned 1,673 acres. It was declared out on March 11, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,673 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 38.380, -75.990.
The incident
- Size
- 1,673 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST
- Declared out
- March 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 miles North of Elliott Island MD (Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area).
- County
- Dorchester County
- State
- Maryland
- Nearest city reported
- Elliott
- Protecting agency
- DNRF
- Jurisdiction
- DNRF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MDMDS-000271
- IRWIN identifier
- 0F53464D-C08A-492D-9236-84A5ABB9DB66
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Vernon, 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 April 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-MDMDS-000271.