Minnesota wildfires

4 Sq Mile Fire

OutPolk County, Minnesota2025Wildfire

The 4 Sq Mile Fire was reported on April 21, 2025 in Polk County, Minnesota and burned 422 acres. It was declared out on April 28, 2025.

Size
422 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
April 21, 2025
Personnel
1

Map

Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM CDT, 300 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 47.708, -96.284.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fertile

The incident

Size
422 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
April 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM CDT
Contained
April 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM CDT
Controlled
April 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM CDT
Declared out
April 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
5 miles west of Mentor, MN
County
Polk County
State
Minnesota
Nearest city reported
MENTOR
Protecting agency
USFWS
Jurisdiction
USFWS
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
1
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$55,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-MNGLR-000866
IRWIN identifier
7553E592-3D0A-4D38-99D9-50F6A84E5139

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 September 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-MNGLR-000866.