Dark Fire
The Dark Fire was reported on July 12, 2026 in St. Louis County, Minnesota and burned 270 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 270 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 48.212, -91.975.
The incident
- Size
- 270 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 21 Miles NW from Winton, MN
- County
- St. Louis County
- State
- Minnesota
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MNSUF-002452
- IRWIN identifier
- 4570217A-5483-4797-954D-6893AD72613B
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the east
- Relative humidity as low as 51%
- High of 60°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.1 µg/m³ around Mon, 10:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.
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 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MNSUF-002452.