Eagle Lake Fire
The Eagle Lake Fire was reported on May 11, 2026 in Hancock County, Iowa and burned 617 acres. It was declared out on June 4, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 617 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 11, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped June 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM CDT, 550 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 43.113, -93.723.
The incident
- Size
- 617 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM CDT
- Declared out
- June 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- County
- Hancock County
- State
- Iowa
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IAUSR-IAUSR2604
- IRWIN identifier
- C283AEC9-AAB3-4720-ADDC-47BB6A433A32
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Britt, IA 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 June 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-IAUSR-IAUSR2604.