Grain Bin Fire
The Grain Bin Fire burned 1,496 acres in Marshall County, Minnesota, in 2006. It was discovered on April 26, 2006. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,496 acres
- Discovered
- April 26, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.193, -95.656.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,496 acres
- Discovered
- April 26, 2006
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Marshall County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-MN0349-6947
Other large fires in Minnesota in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavity Lake Fire | 31,830 | Jul 14, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,700 | Oct 6, 2006 | Human |
| Famine Lake Fire | 4,104 | Sep 8, 2006 | Natural |
| Red Lake 16 Fire | 3,650 | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,909 | Nov 2, 2006 | Human |
| Turtle Lake Fire | 2,085 | Jul 13, 2006 | Natural |
| Redeye Fire | 1,792 | Sep 9, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,774 | Apr 7, 2006 | |
| Unit 4 Fire | 1,724 | Apr 22, 2006 | |
| Pool 8 RX Fire | 1,228 | Aug 22, 2006 | |
| Unit 12 E Fire | 1,070 | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 925 | Oct 7, 2006 | 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.