RL044 Fire
The RL044 Fire burned 1,000 acres in Minnesota, in 2003. It was discovered on March 23, 2003, and contained on March 23, 2003. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 23, 2003
- Contained
- March 23, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.000, -94.734.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 23, 2003, 6:51 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 23, 2003, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- 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-380563
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.