Wildfires of 1997

R307 Fire

1997MinnesotaWildfire

The R307 Fire burned 2,178 acres in Minnesota, in 1997. It was discovered on May 2, 1997, and contained on May 6, 1997. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
2,178 acres
Discovered
May 2, 1997
Contained
May 6, 1997
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.017, -95.567.

The record

Reported final size
2,178 acres
Discovered
May 2, 1997, 3:30 p.m. local time
Contained
May 6, 1997, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
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-377848

Other large fires in Minnesota in 19972

FireAcresStartCause
Big Fire2,983Apr 25, 1997
Unnamed Fire600Apr 29, 1997Human

Every fire of 1997 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.