Wildfires of 2000

RL207 Fire

2000MinnesotaWildfire

The RL207 Fire burned 3,250 acres in Minnesota, in 2000. It was discovered on March 18, 2000, and contained on March 18, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
3,250 acres
Discovered
March 18, 2000
Contained
March 18, 2000
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.925, -95.309.

The record

Reported final size
3,250 acres
Discovered
March 18, 2000, 2:00 p.m. local time
Contained
March 18, 2000, 9:00 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-379295

Other large fires in Minnesota in 200012

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire9,190Apr 23, 2000
Carlos Edge Fire8,513Oct 19, 2000Human
RL208 Fire5,120Mar 17, 2000Human
Unit 25 Fire3,409Mar 30, 2000
RL205 Fire2,200Mar 5, 2000Human
Unnamed Fire2,020May 3, 2000Human
Unnamed Fire2,000Mar 1, 2000Human
Unnamed Fire1,955May 21, 2000
RL206 Fire1,920Mar 17, 2000Human
East Pool L Fire1,851Oct 11, 2000
Unnamed Fire1,849Oct 19, 2000
Kelly Plu P Fire1,724Apr 24, 2000

Every fire of 2000 Minnesota fire history

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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.