Platte Fire
The Platte Fire was reported on April 16, 2026 in Morrison County, Minnesota and burned 137 acres. It was declared out on April 28, 2026.
- Size
- 137 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 16, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped April 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM CDT, 132 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 46.114, -94.166.
The incident
- Size
- 137 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM CDT
- Declared out
- April 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Morrison County
- State
- Minnesota
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MN3VS-000438
- IRWIN identifier
- 395D8A5D-7232-460E-B402-616C54EFEDAC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pierz, 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 April 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MN3VS-000438.