St Croix Fire
The St Croix Fire burned 1,350 acres in Minnesota, in 2000. It was discovered on October 18, 2000, and contained on October 22, 2000. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,350 acres
- Discovered
- October 18, 2000
- Contained
- October 22, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.001, -92.454.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,350 acres
- Discovered
- October 18, 2000, 2:10 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 22, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Saint Croix National Scenic River
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-241642
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 |
| 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 |
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.