SE Thief Fire
The SE Thief Fire was reported on May 3, 2023 in Marshall County, Minnesota and burned 1,702 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,702 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2023
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped January 8, 2024 at 11:48 AM CST, 1,702 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 48.461, -95.819.
The incident
- Size
- 1,702 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2023 at 3:42 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2-3 miles from Gatzke
- County
- Marshall County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- Gatzke
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MN1DS-000007
- IRWIN identifier
- B5546DF6-8B41-459F-9ED1-D4CC2D0D2C92
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Greenbush, MN covers the area today.
Nearby
- Greenbush, MN23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Roseau, MN27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Thief River Falls, MN29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Warroad, MN38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Red Lake Falls, MN45 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Warren, MN47 miles west of the fire’s origin
Minnesota wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 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 May 8, 2023 at 3:19 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-MN1DS-000007.