Wildfires of 1994

Unnamed Fire

1994MinnesotaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 11,420 acres in Minnesota, in 1994. It was discovered on April 23, 1994, and contained on April 23, 1994. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
11,420 acres
Discovered
April 23, 1994
Contained
April 23, 1994
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.133, -95.500.

The record

Reported final size
11,420 acres
Discovered
April 23, 1994, 2:00 p.m. local time
Contained
April 23, 1994, 11:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Minnesota
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Red Lake Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-376773

Other large fires in Minnesota in 19943

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire4,200Apr 18, 1994Human
Unnamed Fire3,800Apr 22, 1994Human
Unnamed Fire800May 12, 1994Human

Every fire of 1994 Minnesota fire history

Nearby

Sources

Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.