Zilmer Fire
The Zilmer Fire was reported on October 22, 2015 in Pipestone County, Minnesota and burned 1,200 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 22, 2015
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.074, -96.442.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 22, 2015 at 2:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Pipestone County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- Fertle
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MNMNS-15001353
- IRWIN identifier
- 0298DB1B-2BA4-4C9D-9BF9-3E0BE246A9E5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Flandreau, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
- Flandreau, SD8 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Pipestone, MN8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tyler, MN21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Edgerton, MN21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Dell Rapids, SD22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Brookings, SD24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Minnesota wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 28, 2015 at 2:37 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-MNMNS-15001353.