Tamarack Fire
The Tamarack Fire was reported on April 2, 2015 in Aitkin County, Minnesota and burned 2,800 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 2, 2015
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.678, -93.271.
The incident
- Size
- 2,800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 2, 2015 at 3:45 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Aitkin County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- McGregor
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MNMNS-232-0016
- IRWIN identifier
- 2DFDB2FE-C6D5-438B-835A-AE431097B171
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aitkin, MN covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 7, 2015 at 3:31 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-MNMNS-232-0016.