The U.S. government is tracking 11 wildfires in Minnesota today. Together they cover about 78K acres (roughly 59,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 6 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 Sunday, August 16th at 3:00 p.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
30,110 acres
45% contained
Thumb Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
24,755 acres
42% contained
Sioux Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
6,875 acres
50% contained
Wolfpack Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
6,871 acres
100% contained
Little Knife Fire
Lake County, Minnesota
4,815 acres
90% contained
Camp Fire
Lake County, Minnesota
4,357 acres
97% contained
Chub Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
424 acres
100% contained
Dark Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
270 acres
100% contained
Skid steer Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Whitefish Fire
Crow Wing County, Minnesota
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Second Day 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
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Wisconsin
23 fires · 23 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
17 fires · 9 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 39K acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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