Minnesota
Minnesota Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 6 wildfires in Minnesota (3 active, 3 contained), covering about 74,608 acres. The largest is the Bear Trap Fire at 30,804 acres, 97% contained, in St. Louis County.
Active wildfires in Minnesota right now, the share of Minnesota homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. In a typical year, Minnesota’s wildfire activity peaks in spring, between snowmelt in April and green-up in late May, with a smaller window in the fall after leaf-drop; in a drought year the northern forests can keep burning through the summer. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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Live Minnesota wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across Minnesota, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every Minnesota wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Trap | 30,804 acres | 97% | St. Louis | Active | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Thumb | 25,015 acres | 97% | St. Louis | Active | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Wolfpack | 6,871 acres | 100% | St. Louis | Contained | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Sioux | 6,833 acres | 97% | St. Louis | Active | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Little Knife | 4,815 acres | 100% | Lake | Contained | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Dark | 270 acres | 100% | St. Louis | Contained | Jul 12, 2026 |
2026 wildfires in Minnesota
7 Minnesota wildfires reached 1,000 acres in 2026, by our 15-minute archive of the federal feed, which begins May 24, 2026. Largest first, with the dates each was listed in the feed:
| Fire | Acres | First listed | Last listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Trap Fire still listed | 30,804 acres | Jul 7, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Thumb Fire still listed | 25,015 acres | Jul 7, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Wolfpack Fire still listed | 6,871 acres | Jul 9, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Sioux Fire still listed | 6,833 acres | Jul 9, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Little Knife Fire still listed | 4,815 acres | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Camp Fire | 4,357 acres | Jul 7, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Flanders Fire | 1,700 acres | May 24, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
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Minnesota wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in Minnesota right now?
As of Sep 6, 2026, 08:45 UTC, there are 6 wildfires listed in Minnesota. The largest are Bear Trap Fire (St. Louis County), 30,804 acres, Thumb Fire (St. Louis County), 25,015 acres, and Wolfpack Fire (St. Louis County), 6,871 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in Minnesota today?
Yes. 3 are listed as active and 3 as contained, 6 in total, covering about 74,608 acres.
What is the biggest fire in Minnesota right now?
The Bear Trap Fire in St. Louis County, at 30,804 acres, 97% contained.
What were the largest wildfires in Minnesota in 2026?
7 wildfires in Minnesota reached 1,000 acres in 2026, by FireRiskHere’s archive of the federal feed, which begins May 24, 2026. The largest were Bear Trap Fire (30,804 acres), Thumb Fire (25,015 acres), and Wolfpack Fire (6,871 acres). Each has its own page with a day-by-day timeline; the full list is in the 2026 season archive.
How current is this Minnesota wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Sep 6, 2026, 08:45 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for Minnesota?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official Minnesota sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 18% of Minnesota’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 440,000 of 2.5 million statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 13% in suburban Dakota County to about 92% in Crow Wing County, in the Brainerd lakes area. St. Louis County, which takes in Duluth and the Iron Range, has more interface homes than any other county in the state.
The five Minnesota counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- St. Louis County
- Crow Wing County
- Anoka County
- Dakota County
- Itasca County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official Minnesota sources
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, wildland fire information — dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire
- Minnesota Interagency Fire Center — mnics.org
- Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management — dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem