Heliksen Prairie Fire
The Heliksen Prairie Fire burned 1,122 acres in Becker County, Minnesota, in 2011. It was discovered on April 28, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,122 acres
- Discovered
- April 28, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.070, -96.050.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,122 acres
- Discovered
- April 28, 2011, 4:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Becker County
- 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
- ICS209_2011_MN-DLR-008
Other large fires in Minnesota in 20116
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagami Creek Fire | 92,682 | Aug 18, 2011 | Natural |
| Juneberry 3 Fire | 28,810 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,388 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Neal WMA Fire | 1,540 | Dec 1, 2011 | Human |
| Silo Wildfire Fire | 1,133 | Oct 24, 2011 | Human |
| Waubun WMA Fire | 1,000 | Apr 26, 2011 | 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.