Gully Fire
The Gully Fire burned 2,140 acres in Polk County, Minnesota, in 2003. It was discovered on April 9, 2003. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,140 acres
- Discovered
- April 9, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.821, -95.654.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,140 acres
- Discovered
- April 9, 2003
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Polk 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-MN0349-1636
Other large fires in Minnesota in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiner 36 Fire | 38,753 | Apr 9, 2003 | Human |
| Canada Fire | 15,000 | Mar 29, 2003 | Human |
| Caribou Fire | 12,680 | Apr 10, 2003 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 11,529 | May 1, 2003 | |
| Units 37 38 39 A Fire | 4,878 | Apr 23, 2003 | |
| Chippewa Prairie Fire | 3,191 | Apr 12, 2003 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,991 | May 16, 2003 | |
| Rothsay Fire | 2,855 | Oct 7, 2003 | Human |
| Units 34 33 W Fire | 2,646 | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| Elm Lake Fire | 2,354 | Oct 22, 2003 | |
| Tamarac Fire | 2,220 | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| Agassiz Fire | 2,150 | May 3, 2003 | Human |
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.