Wildfires of 2011

Unnamed Fire

2011Kittson County, MinnesotaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 2,388 acres in Kittson County, Minnesota, in 2011. It was discovered on October 5, 2011, and contained on October 7, 2011. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
2,388 acres
Discovered
October 5, 2011
Contained
October 7, 2011
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.863, -96.577.

The record

Reported final size
2,388 acres
Discovered
October 5, 2011, 2:27 p.m. local time
Contained
October 7, 2011, 8:45 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Minnesota
County
Kittson 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-2011MNDNR2011121072

Other large fires in Minnesota in 20116

FireAcresStartCause
Pagami Creek Fire92,682Aug 18, 2011Natural
Juneberry 3 Fire28,810Oct 5, 2011Human
Neal WMA Fire1,540Dec 1, 2011Human
Silo Wildfire Fire1,133Oct 24, 2011Human
Heliksen Prairie Fire1,122Apr 28, 2011Human
Waubun WMA Fire1,000Apr 26, 2011Human

Every fire of 2011 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.