Minnesota wildfires

Jenkins Creek Fire

OutSt. Louis County, Minnesota2025Wildfire

The Jenkins Creek Fire was reported on May 12, 2025 in St. Louis County, Minnesota and burned 16,490 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2025. The cause is listed as human.

Size
16,490 acres
Contained
98%
Discovered
May 12, 2025
Personnel
85

Map

Perimeter mapped September 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM CDT, 16,490 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.372, -91.977.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Hoyt Lakes

The incident

Size
16,490 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM CDT
Contained
June 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM CDT
Declared out
September 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM CDT
Cause
Human
Location
15 miles SE of Aurora, MN
County
St. Louis County
State
Minnesota
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
85
Incident management
NIMO, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$13,362,574
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-MNSUF-001789
IRWIN identifier
743E6F6F-B757-4EE5-8718-7FD01806F4D5

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 13, 2025 (7,025 acres) to September 22, 2025 (16,490 acres). The largest one-day growth was 8,546 acres, mapped May 14, 2025.

DayAcresChange
May 13, 20257,025
May 14, 202515,571+8,546
May 16, 202516,332+761
May 18, 202516,631+299
May 19, 202516,694+63
May 20, 202516,748+54
May 21, 202516,772+24
May 22, 202516,781+9
May 24, 202516,089-692
May 30, 202516,090+1
May 31, 202516,091+1
June 3, 202516,145+54
September 22, 202516,490+345

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hoyt Lakes, 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 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-MNSUF-001789.