Balaton Fire
The Balaton Fire was reported on April 22, 2025 in Lyon County, Minnesota and burned 284 acres. It was declared out on April 28, 2025.
- Size
- 284 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 22, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM CDT, 200 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 44.229, -95.815.
The incident
- Size
- 284 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- April 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Lyon County
- State
- Minnesota
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MN4XS-000899
- IRWIN identifier
- C8E29132-B753-430F-931C-39A60DAA7AD1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 22, 2025 (200 acres) to September 23, 2025 (200 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2025 | 200 | |
| September 23, 2025 | 200 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Balaton, 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 September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM CDT. Identifier 2025-MN4XS-000899.