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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Maryland

The top 23 of 23 Maryland counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Dorchester County
2,592
2Wicomico County
930
3Somerset County
870
4Anne Arundel County
500
5Montgomery County
461
6Prince George's County
431
7Baltimore County
321
8Washington County
145
9Worcester County
105
10Talbot County
80
11Allegany County
76
12St. Mary's County
54
13Frederick County
48
14Cecil County
39
15Caroline County
32
16Garrett County
27
17Harford County
27
18Kent County
27
19Queen Anne's County
26
20Howard County
22
21Charles County
18
22Calvert County
13
23Carroll County
7

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Maryland”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maryland/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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