Red Oak Fire

Pine County, Minnesota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
1 acres
Aug 25, 6:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Red Oak Fire and other nearby fires

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Red Oak Fire summary

The Red Oak Fire is a wildfire near Pine County, Minnesota. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 6:00 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

84°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph WSW · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph WNW · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

79°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph NW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

55°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

79°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 6:05 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 Red Oak Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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