St. Louis County, Minnesota · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
409 acres Jul 25, 5:00 PM
|
424 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+15 acres
was 409 acres · Jul 25, 5:00 PM
|
+15 acres
in 23 days
|
| Containment |
96% Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+4 percent
was 96% · Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
+4 percent
in 14 days
|
| Crew size |
61 Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
30
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
−31
was 61 · Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
−31
in 14 days
|
| Money spent |
$8.4M Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
$8.7M
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+$310,129
was $8.4M · Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
+$310,129
in 14 days
|
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The Chub Fire is a wildfire near St. Louis County, Minnesota. It has burned about 424 acres (about 321 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 30 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.
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.
Today
79°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 76% chance of rain
Tonight
46°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 65% chance of rain
Tuesday
71°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
41°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
72°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 11:01 a.m. CDT.
About 30 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $9 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:
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