The U.S. government is tracking 7 wildfires in Minnesota today. Together they cover about 274 acres (roughly 208 football fields), spread across the state. They're all small right now. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Tuesday, October 20th at 9:00 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.
Santiago Fire
Sherburne County, Minnesota
151 acres
100% contained
Rutabaga 2.0 Fire
Pine County, Minnesota
103 acres
Containment not reported
Grouse Trail Fire
Pine County, Minnesota
15 acres
Containment not reported
Snoway 1 Fire
Cass County, Minnesota
4 acres
Containment not reported
Rl 146 Fire
Beltrami County, Minnesota
1 acre
Containment not reported
Anchor Lake Rest Area Fire
St. Louis County, Minnesota
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
59th Ave Fire
Cass 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.
California
64 fires · 59 not contained · 39K acres
Oregon
35 fires · 31 not contained · 472K acres
Wisconsin
33 fires · 33 not contained · small fires
Washington
26 fires · 17 not contained · 616K acres
Mississippi
12 fires · 5 not contained · 1,488 acres
Montana
12 fires · 7 not contained · 46K acres
Idaho
11 fires · 7 not contained · 30K acres
Michigan
9 fires · 9 not contained · 1,740 acres
Colorado
7 fires · 4 not contained · 157K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 6 not contained · 9,124 acres
Florida
6 fires · 4 not contained · 4,783 acres
Arkansas
6 fires · 6 not contained · small fires
Alabama
4 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
3 fires · 1 not contained · 17K acres
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
2 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
2 fires · all contained · 34K acres
Utah
1 fire · 1 not contained · 4,774 acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · all contained · 7,339 acres
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