Julie Pond Fire
The Julie Pond Fire was reported on March 24, 2026 in Dorchester County, Maryland and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on March 31, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.396, -75.976.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT
- Declared out
- March 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 Miles S from Cambridge, MD
- County
- Dorchester County
- State
- Maryland
- Nearest city reported
- Cambridge
- Protecting agency
- DNRF
- Jurisdiction
- DNRF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MDMDS-000170
- IRWIN identifier
- FFB9C705-43CF-4CDA-B434-AD3686D67BD2
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 March 31, 2026 at 1:39 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-MDMDS-000170.