Waumbach Fire
The Waumbach Fire burned 1,800 acres in Minnesota, in 2005. It was discovered on May 6, 2005, and contained on May 7, 2005. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- May 6, 2005
- Contained
- May 7, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.240, -95.580.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- May 6, 2005, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 7, 2005, 6:00 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-2005MNDLRBQ8P
Other large fires in Minnesota in 20059
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Zone RX Burn Fire | 8,942 | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| Juneberry Fire | 2,700 | May 6, 2005 | Human |
| Hinterlands Fire | 2,508 | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| 8 H Moose Pasture Fire | 2,401 | May 4, 2005 | |
| Red Lake 181 Fire | 2,210 | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| Madsen Unit 10 Fire | 1,861 | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| Alpine Lake Fire | 1,335 | Aug 6, 2005 | Natural |
| Grand Mews Fire | 1,254 | May 2, 2005 | |
| Red Lake 045 Fire | 299 | Apr 5, 2005 | 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.