No longer in the daily fire updates. The Rider Fire last appeared in an official report on August 4, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Rider Fire

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 4, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Rider Fire and other nearby fires

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Rider Fire summary

The Rider Fire is a wildfire near Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 20, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 10:00 a.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.

Today

79°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

53°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

83°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

58°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

80°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 10:03 a.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.

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