John Ek Fire
The John Ek Fire was reported on August 14, 2021 in Cook County, Minnesota and burned 1,357 acres. It was declared out on October 27, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,357 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2021
- Personnel
- 55
Map
Perimeter mapped August 24, 2021 at 9:00 PM CDT, 1,358 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 47.984, -91.018.
The incident
- Size
- 1,357 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2021 at 4:28 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 13, 2021 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- October 27, 2021 at 10:50 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Lake County, 24.5 miles NW of Lutsen, MN
- County
- Cook County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- Grand Marais
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 55
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,754,627
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MNSUF-000409
- IRWIN identifier
- FCC41160-9C65-41EC-B5F8-C313D212ABB0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grand Marais, 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 October 28, 2021 at 8:32 PM CDT. Identifier 2021-MNSUF-000409.