40th Street Fire

Sherburne County, Minnesota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 30, 4:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

40th Street Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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40th Street Fire summary

The 40th Street Fire is a wildfire near Sherburne County, Minnesota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 30, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 30th at 4:00 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

91°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

67°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

78°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 62% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Friday Night

59°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 10 mph NNE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

84°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 30th at 4:07 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to 40th Street Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

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