Wildfires of 2004

RL332 Fire

2004MinnesotaWildfire

The RL332 Fire burned 1,716 acres in Minnesota, in 2004. It was discovered on May 17, 2004, and contained on May 17, 2004. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
1,716 acres
Discovered
May 17, 2004
Contained
May 17, 2004
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.863, -95.141.

The record

Reported final size
1,716 acres
Discovered
May 17, 2004, 5:00 p.m. local time
Contained
May 17, 2004, 5:17 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-381433

Other large fires in Minnesota in 200412

FireAcresStartCause
Louisburgrade Fire7,331Apr 14, 2004Human
Unnamed Fire2,560Apr 18, 2004Human
Wui Unit 16 Fire1,592Apr 6, 2004
Gully Fire1,540Apr 27, 2004Human
Unnamed Fire1,500Apr 25, 2004Human
Section 33 Wfu Fire1,435Jul 8, 2004Natural
South Main Road Fire1,385May 6, 2004
Fish Fire1,149Apr 7, 2004Human
Superior RX Burn 2 Fire1,128Sep 29, 2004
St Hilaire Fire1,120Apr 28, 2004Human
Ditch 20 Fire1,000Apr 24, 2004Human
Eagan Fire1,000Apr 14, 2004Human

Every fire of 2004 Minnesota fire history

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.