Official situation reports, containment progress, and county-level threat analysis for Minnesota.
Air quality data from AirNow.gov (EPA), measured near each fire's location.
Search by fire name or county to jump straight to a specific incident in Minnesota.
So far, 9 active wildfires have been recorded burning a combined 74,751 acres in Minnesota, based on official NIFC data.
The largest currently active fire in Minnesota is the Bear Trap Fire in St. Louis County, at 30,804 acres and 100% contained.
Right now, active fires span 4 different counties in Minnesota: Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, St. Louis. Use the county filter above or the search box to jump straight to your area.
Containment refers to the percentage of a fire's perimeter that firefighters have secured with control lines, not how much of the fire is extinguished. Read more about containment strategy in our glossary.
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There are currently 9 active wildfires reported in Minnesota, covering a combined 74,751 acres.
The largest currently active wildfire in Minnesota is the Bear Trap Fire at 30,804 acres, 100% contained.
Active wildfires are currently reported across 4 counties in Minnesota: Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, St. Louis.
Use the search box above or the county buttons under "Active Wildfires by County" to filter this page down to a single county. Every incident card also shows which county it's burning in.
Active fire data is pulled from NIFC every 20 minutes. AI-generated situation summaries refresh whenever new official data is reported for a given fire.
All incident data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's official WFIGS feed. AI summaries are generated strictly from that official data and never invent facts.
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Real-time map, acreage, and containment for every major U.S. wildfire, updated from official NIFC data.
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