Drafthose Fire
The Drafthose Fire was reported on May 21, 2026 in Marshall County, Minnesota and burned 100 acres. It was fully contained on May 21, 2026.
- Size
- 100 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 21, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 48.289, -96.240.
The incident
- Size
- 100 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Marshall County
- State
- Minnesota
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MN1DS-001844
- IRWIN identifier
- 7965C561-4584-4750-BF9C-70817EA7F69B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thief River Falls, MN covers the area today.
Nearby
- Thief River Falls, MN12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Warren, MN25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Red Lake Falls, MN28 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Crookston, MN39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- East Grand Forks, MN44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Grand Forks, ND44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MN1DS-001844.