St. Louis County, Minnesota · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
270 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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— |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — |
$0
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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The Dark Fire is a wildfire near St. Louis County, Minnesota. It has burned about 270 acres (about 205 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. A Type 4 IC is running it. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 8:00 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
80°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 73% chance of rain
Tonight
49°F · Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 75% chance of rain
Tuesday
72°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
44°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 8:02 a.m. CDT.
A Type 4 IC is running this fire.
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 7 other active fires, closest first:
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