Snake Trail Fire
The Snake Trail Fire was reported on March 3, 2024 in Waseca County, Minnesota and burned 1,594 acres. It was declared out on March 29, 2024.
- Size
- 1,594 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2024
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeter mapped October 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT, 1,594 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 44.106, -93.460.
The incident
- Size
- 1,594 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST
- Contained
- March 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- March 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2-3 miles N/NE of Waseca
- County
- Waseca County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- Waseca
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MN3XS-000358
- IRWIN identifier
- 30A5B749-DA2E-4C4A-976A-4CC3D378E2A8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 29, 2024 (1,594 acres) to October 2, 2024 (1,594 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2024 | 1,594 | |
| October 2, 2024 | 1,594 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Waseca, MN 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 March 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM CDT. Identifier 2024-MN3XS-000358.