Biesterfeld Fire
The Biesterfeld Fire was reported on March 29, 2021 in Ransom County, North Dakota and burned 3,091 acres. It was declared out on April 6, 2021.
- Size
- 3,091 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2021
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeter mapped March 30, 2021 at 2:00 AM CDT, 2,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 46.400, -97.469.
The incident
- Size
- 3,091 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2021 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 1, 2021 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 6, 2021 at 6:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Investigated but Undetermined
- Location
- 1/2 mile West of McCloud, ND
- County
- Ransom County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NDDPF-210049
- IRWIN identifier
- 3A484413-30C9-4B91-AC0B-A4FA59633243
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Milnor, ND 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 21, 2021 at 8:22 AM CDT. Identifier 2021-NDDPF-210049.