Boy River Fire
The Boy River Fire burned 1,242 acres in Minnesota, in 1996. It was discovered on May 5, 1996, and contained on May 5, 1996. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,242 acres
- Discovered
- May 5, 1996
- Contained
- May 5, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.200, -94.133.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,242 acres
- Discovered
- May 5, 1996, 3:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- May 5, 1996, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Chippewa National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-321665
Other large fires in Minnesota in 19966
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefeather Lake Fire | 4,750 | Jun 12, 1996 | Natural |
| South Temperance Fire | 4,130 | Jun 14, 1996 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,460 | Oct 13, 1996 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,299 | Apr 30, 1996 | Human |
| Carpenter Fire | 1,207 | May 13, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,155 | May 4, 1996 | Human |
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.