Eagan Fire
The Eagan Fire burned 1,000 acres in Minnesota, in 2004. It was discovered on April 14, 2004, and contained on April 15, 2004. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 14, 2004
- Contained
- April 15, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 926 acres. Point of origin as reported, 44.825, -93.224.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 926 acres
- Discovered
- April 14, 2004, 5:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 15, 2004, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4484109320220040414
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2004MNMVRA1YT
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Minnesota in 200412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisburgrade Fire | 7,331 | Apr 14, 2004 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,560 | Apr 18, 2004 | Human |
| RL332 Fire | 1,716 | May 17, 2004 | Human |
| Wui Unit 16 Fire | 1,592 | Apr 6, 2004 | |
| Gully Fire | 1,540 | Apr 27, 2004 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,500 | Apr 25, 2004 | Human |
| Section 33 Wfu Fire | 1,435 | Jul 8, 2004 | Natural |
| South Main Road Fire | 1,385 | May 6, 2004 | |
| Fish Fire | 1,149 | Apr 7, 2004 | Human |
| Superior RX Burn 2 Fire | 1,128 | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| St Hilaire Fire | 1,120 | Apr 28, 2004 | Human |
| Ditch 20 Fire | 1,000 | Apr 24, 2004 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.