Schnell Fire
The Schnell Fire was reported on March 8, 2026 in Stark County, North Dakota and burned 221 acres. It was fully contained on March 9, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 221 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped March 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM MDT, 225 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 46.888, -102.261.
The incident
- Size
- 221 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Stark County
- State
- North Dakota
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NDNDD-000031
- IRWIN identifier
- 6862CE80-E0AB-4CD8-A64F-C31CE0451840
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Richardton, ND 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 March 31, 2026 at 11:51 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NDNDD-000031.