Jenkins Creek Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 | 7,025 | |
| May 14, 2025 | 15,571 | +8,546 |
| May 16, 2025 | 16,332 | +761 |
| May 18, 2025 | 16,631 | +299 |
| May 19, 2025 | 16,694 | +63 |
| May 20, 2025 | 16,748 | +54 |
| May 21, 2025 | 16,772 | +24 |
| May 22, 2025 | 16,781 | +9 |
| May 24, 2025 | 16,089 | -692 |
| May 30, 2025 | 16,090 | +1 |
| May 31, 2025 | 16,091 | +1 |
| June 3, 2025 | 16,145 | +54 |
| September 22, 2025 | 16,490 | +345 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hoyt Lakes, 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 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-MNSUF-001789.