No longer in the daily fire updates. The Clearwater Fire last appeared in an official report on August 19, 2026, at 360 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Clearwater Fire

Accomack County, Virginia · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 19, 2026 (28 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
360 acres
Sep 16, 1:00 PM
+45 acres
was 315 acres · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 16, 1:00 PM
+14 percent
was 86% · Aug 19, 6:00 AM
Crew size
6
Sep 16, 1:00 PM
−1
was 7 · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Money spent
$14,000
Sep 16, 1:00 PM
+$2,000
was $12,000 · Aug 17, 1:00 PM

Clearwater Fire and other nearby fires

Clearwater Fire summary

The Clearwater Fire is a wildfire near Accomack County, Virginia. It has burned about 360 acres (about 273 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
360 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 11, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Who's on it

About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $14,000 has been spent on it so far.

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