Nelson Prarie Fire
The Nelson Prarie Fire burned 1,593 acres in Minnesota, in 2003. It was discovered on May 7, 2003, and contained on May 7, 2003. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,593 acres
- Discovered
- May 7, 2003
- Contained
- May 7, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.814, -95.835.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,593 acres
- Discovered
- May 7, 2003, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 7, 2003, 10:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2003MNDLRC326
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.