Burn severity · Worcester County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 236 | 0 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 348 |
| Low | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moderate low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moderate high | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Assessed acres in Worcester County | 237 | 0 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 354 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Worcester County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Fire | 192 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saw Fire | 95 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rx Dfg-Quaboag Wma-Qe1-3 Fire | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rx Dfg-Birch Hill Dam Usace-Ballfield Fire | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Fd07070039 Fire | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fd070050 Fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 6 | 354 |
| Offered to assessment | 6 | 354 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 6 | 354 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Worcester County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Worcester County | 6 | 354 |
| Assessed acres outside Worcester County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 354 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-10-19 12:00 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-10-19 12:00 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for MA. 30 m cells.