Garfield Fire

Hubbard County, Minnesota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 20, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 20, 1:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Garfield Fire and other nearby fires

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Garfield Fire summary

The Garfield Fire is a wildfire near Hubbard County, Minnesota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 20, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 20th at 1:00 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

81°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph WSW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 8 mph NW · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

80°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 9 mph NW · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 8 mph NW · 40% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

77°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 20th at 1:07 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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