RL208 Fire
The RL208 Fire burned 5,120 acres in Minnesota, in 2000. It was discovered on March 17, 2000, and contained on March 17, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 5,120 acres
- Discovered
- March 17, 2000
- Contained
- March 17, 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, -95.395.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,120 acres
- Discovered
- March 17, 2000, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 17, 2000, 6:50 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-379296
Other large fires in Minnesota in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 9,190 | Apr 23, 2000 | |
| Carlos Edge Fire | 8,513 | Oct 19, 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.