Minnesota · Contained · 30,804 acres
Bear Trap Fire, Minnesota
30,804
Acres reported
100%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Oct 2, 2026, 14:45 UTC, the Bear Trap Fire is listed as contained at 30,804 acres, 100% contained, in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 14:45 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 22, 2026, 22:40 UTC) covers 30,804 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 48 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 14, 2026, 08:26 UTC).
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Bear Trap Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 30,804 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Status
- Contained
- Discovered
- Jul 7, 2026
- Location
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Origin point
- 48.1845, -91.9247
- Peak reported size
- 37,623 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 22, 2026 (41 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Ely, MN
- Babbitt, MN
- Hoyt Lakes, MN
- Aurora, MN
- Virginia, MN
Other fires nearby
Bear Trap Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 7, 2026, 22:45 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 100% |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 30,804 acres | 0 | 64% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 30,804 acres | −2 | 64% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 30,806 acres | −4 | 55% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 30,810 acres | 0 | 55% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 30,810 acres | 0 | 53% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 30,810 acres | −62 | 53% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 30,872 acres | 0 | 51% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 30,872 acres | +48 | 51% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 30,824 acres | +714 | 48% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 30,110 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 30,110 acres | +119 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 29,991 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 29,991 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 29,991 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 29,991 acres | −31 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 30,022 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 30,022 acres | +317 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 29,705 acres | −9 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 29,714 acres | −50 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 29,764 acres | −14 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 29,778 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 29,778 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 29,778 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 29,778 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 29,778 acres | +4 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 29,774 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 29,774 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 29,774 acres | +7 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 29,767 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 29,767 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 29,767 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 29,767 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 29,767 acres | +28 | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 29,739 acres | +57 | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 29,682 acres | −7,941 | — |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 37,623 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 37,623 acres | +3,078 | — |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 34,545 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 34,545 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 34,545 acres | +21,045 | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 13,500 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 13,500 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 13,500 acres | +12,800 | — |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 700 acres | +150 | — |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 550 acres | +500 | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 50 acres | +46 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 4.0 acres | +2 | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 2.0 acres | +2 | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 0.5 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 0.1 acres | — | — |
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Bear Trap Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Bear Trap Fire?
As of Oct 2, 2026, 14:45 UTC, the Bear Trap Fire is reported at 30,804 acres (peak reported size 37,623 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 14:45 UTC.
Is the Bear Trap Fire contained?
Yes — the Bear Trap Fire was reported 100% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 14:45 UTC. Containment means a control line surrounds the fire; interior areas can keep burning for days.
Where is the Bear Trap Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 48.1845, -91.9247 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Nearest towns: Ely (20 mi S), Babbitt (33 mi S), Hoyt Lakes (47 mi S). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Bear Trap Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 14:45 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
What is the timeline of the Bear Trap Fire?
The Bear Trap Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jul 7, 2026, 22:45 UTC (reported discovery date Jul 7, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 14:45 UTC it is still listed at 30,804 acres, 100% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 73 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Bear Trap Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Minnesota sources on our Minnesota page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Oct 2, 2026, 14:45 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →