No longer in the daily fire updates. The Camp Fire last appeared in an official report on August 27, at 4,357 acres and 97% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Camp Fire

Lake County, Minnesota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (6 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
4,357 acres
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
−4 acres
was 4,361 acres · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
Containment
97%
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
+3 percent
was 94% · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
Crew size
11
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
+3
was 8 · Aug 21, 2:00 PM
Money spent
$7.1M
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
+$47,052
was $7.1M · Aug 26, 12:00 PM

Camp Fire and other nearby fires

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Camp Fire summary

The Camp Fire is a wildfire near Lake County, Minnesota. It has burned about 4,357 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 11 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
4,357 acres
Containment
97%
Discovered
July 7, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 28th at 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

73°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

77°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Wind 5 mph S · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

59°F · Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

76°F · Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 28th at 5:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 11 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $7 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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