Gravel Pit Fire
The Gravel Pit Fire was reported on May 21, 2020 in Polk County, Minnesota and burned 1,792 acres. It was declared out on May 29, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,792 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2020
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeter mapped May 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT, 1,796 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.703, -96.290.
The incident
- Size
- 1,792 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2020 at 11:15 AM CDT
- Contained
- May 21, 2020 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- May 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Approximately 7 miles West of Mentor MN
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- Mentor
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MNGLR-000002
- IRWIN identifier
- DDE03132-FB5C-4418-9E32-7AB27F5B4FE4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fertile, MN covers the area today.
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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 May 10, 2021 at 4:05 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-MNGLR-000002.