Wildfires of 2010

Unnamed Fire

2010Norman County, MinnesotaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 2,425 acres in Norman County, Minnesota, in 2010. It was discovered on April 21, 2010, and contained on April 22, 2010. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
2,425 acres
Discovered
April 21, 2010
Contained
April 22, 2010
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.443, -96.406.

The record

Reported final size
2,425 acres
Discovered
April 21, 2010, 8:45 p.m. local time
Contained
April 22, 2010, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Minnesota
County
Norman County
Land ownership at origin
State
Reporting unit
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2010-MNDNR2010163056

Other large fires in Minnesota in 20105

FireAcresStartCause
Nelson Prairie Middle Wpa Fire1,780Apr 3, 2010
Agassiz Fire1,453Mar 31, 2010Human
Beaches Lake Fire1,273Apr 28, 2010Human
Unnamed Fire1,000Apr 6, 2010Human
Bejou WMA Fire800Mar 31, 2010

Every fire of 2010 Minnesota fire history

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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.