The U.S. government is tracking 8 wildfires in Minnesota today. Together they cover about 75K acres (roughly 57,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 5 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 a.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Bear Trap Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
30,804 acres
97% contained
Thumb Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
25,015 acres
97% contained
Wolfpack Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
6,871 acres
100% contained
Sioux Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
6,833 acres
97% contained
Little Knife Fire
Lake County, Minnesota
4,815 acres
100% contained
Dark Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
270 acres
100% contained
South Pistol Fire
Cass County, Minnesota
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Rl 116 Dike Road Fire
Clearwater County, Minnesota
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
75 fires · 46 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
71 fires · 70 not contained · 66K acres
Montana
37 fires · 34 not contained · 111K acres
Washington
35 fires · 25 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
28 fires · 21 not contained · 65K acres
Idaho
26 fires · 25 not contained · 209K acres
Oklahoma
26 fires · 16 not contained · 39K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
14 fires · 12 not contained · 7,998 acres
Utah
11 fires · 7 not contained · 198K acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
South Dakota
9 fires · 6 not contained · 3,223 acres
Texas
9 fires · 9 not contained · 92K acres
Arizona
6 fires · 6 not contained · 1,181 acres
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 46K acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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