Carlos Edge Fire
The Carlos Edge Fire burned 8,513 acres in Anoka County, Minnesota, in 2000. It was discovered on October 19, 2000. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 8,513 acres
- Discovered
- October 19, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.313, -93.130.
The record
- Reported final size
- 8,513 acres
- Discovered
- October 19, 2000
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Anoka County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-MN0349-927153
Other large fires in Minnesota in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 9,190 | Apr 23, 2000 | |
| RL208 Fire | 5,120 | Mar 17, 2000 | Human |
| Unit 25 Fire | 3,409 | Mar 30, 2000 | |
| RL207 Fire | 3,250 | Mar 18, 2000 | Human |
| RL205 Fire | 2,200 | Mar 5, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,020 | May 3, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,000 | Mar 1, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,955 | May 21, 2000 | |
| RL206 Fire | 1,920 | Mar 17, 2000 | Human |
| East Pool L Fire | 1,851 | Oct 11, 2000 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,849 | Oct 19, 2000 | |
| Kelly Plu P Fire | 1,724 | Apr 24, 2000 |
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.