Camp Fire
The Camp Fire was reported on July 7, 2026 in Lake County, Minnesota and burned 4,357 acres. It was fully contained on August 28, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,357 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped July 25, 2026 at 7:01 PM CDT, 4,357 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.999, -91.783.
The incident
- Size
- 4,357 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 Miles N from Winton, MN
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest city reported
- Ely
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,112,858
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MNSUF-002393
- IRWIN identifier
- 22A490F6-8B77-4EDA-A8B5-1979BEFE384B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 8, 2026 (1 acres) to August 20, 2026 (4,357 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,883 acres, mapped July 14, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | 1 | |
| July 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| July 14, 2026 | 2,884 | +2,883 |
| July 16, 2026 | 4,176 | +1,292 |
| July 19, 2026 | 4,374 | +198 |
| July 20, 2026 | 4,754 | +380 |
| July 24, 2026 | 4,403 | -351 |
| July 26, 2026 | 4,407 | +4 |
| July 29, 2026 | 4,397 | -10 |
| July 31, 2026 | 4,357 | -40 |
| August 4, 2026 | 4,359 | +2 |
| August 9, 2026 | 4,342 | -17 |
| August 10, 2026 | 4,361 | +19 |
| August 12, 2026 | 4,357 | -4 |
| August 13, 2026 | 4,357 | 0 |
| August 20, 2026 | 4,357 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ely, 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 August 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MNSUF-002393.