Clearwater Fire
The Clearwater Fire was reported on August 11, 2026 in Accomack County, Virginia and burned 360 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 360 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.601, -75.887.
The incident
- Size
- 360 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NW from Belle Haven, VA
- County
- Accomack County
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city reported
- Belle Haven
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-VAVAS-ER2600665
- IRWIN identifier
- 83577CBC-4837-4310-86FE-EEE733A8A959
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boston, VA covers the area today.
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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 August 19, 2026 at 7:48 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-VAVAS-ER2600665.