2026 St. Louis County, Minnesota Wildfires

1 Active Fires

6,833 Acres Burning Slightly larger than JFK Airport

30 2026 Season Fires ▲ +27 (+900%) vs same period last year

14,317 2026 Season Acres ▼ -15,503 (-52%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in St. Louis County

Jul 20 Started 493 Fire

Jul 20 Started 15 acres 12 football fields Long Lake Fire

Jul 9 Started 409 acres 315 football fields Chub Fire

Jul 9 Started 3 acres 2 football fields Creek Fire

Jul 9 Started 5 acres 4 football fields Nine Fire

Jul 9 Started 6,871 acres 8.2x the size of Central Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Wolfpack Fire

Largest wildfires in St. Louis County this season

6,871 Acres 8.2x the size of Central Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Wolfpack Fire Ely

6,833 Acres 8.1x the size of Central Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Sioux Fire Ely

409 Acres 315 football fields Chub Fire Cook

40 Acres 31 football fields Karth Road Fire Cook

35 Acres 27 football fields Birch Bay Fire Ely

31 Acres 24 football fields Hwy 135 Fire Gilbert

All 2026 St. Louis County Fires · 30 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in St. Louis County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in St. Louis County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into St. Louis County is listed too, at its St. Louis County acres, and is not added to the St. Louis County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so St. Louis County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Wolfpack Fire	Jul 9, 2026	100%	Inactive	6,871	48.2073, -92.2456	48.1855, -92.2822
Sioux Fire	Jul 9, 2026	79%	Active	6,833	48.1701, -92.1864	48.1512, -92.2288
Chub Fire	Jul 9, 2026	85%	Inactive	409	48.2670, -92.7542	48.2662, -92.7648
Karth Road Fire	May 15, 2026	—	Inactive	40	48.0990, -92.5542	48.1005, -92.5579
Birch Bay Fire	Jun 1, 2026	—	Inactive	35	47.9747, -92.0000	47.9918, -91.9655
Hwy 135 Fire	May 15, 2026	—	Inactive	31	47.4960, -92.4756	47.4944, -92.4808
Loon Fire	Jun 6, 2026	100%	Inactive	16	48.2680, -92.2270	—
Long Lake Fire	Jul 20, 2026	—	Inactive	15	48.3351, -92.7897	48.3023, -92.7353
Beaver Tail Fire	Jul 8, 2026	—	Inactive	12	48.2089, -92.5781	48.2043, -92.5873
614 Fire	Jul 9, 2026	—	Inactive	11	48.2563, -92.9712	48.2540, -92.9717
Nett Lake Road Fire	May 14, 2026	—	Inactive	10	48.0270, -92.9162	48.0190, -92.9220
Ridge Fire	Jul 8, 2026	—	Inactive	6	48.2458, -92.6345	48.2458, -92.6310
Nine Fire	Jul 9, 2026	—	Inactive	5	48.1655, -92.4354	48.1657, -92.4327
Pettit Road Fire	May 20, 2026	—	Inactive	4	47.4765, -92.4222	47.4784, -92.4267
Biwabik Fire	May 16, 2026	—	Inactive	4	47.5073, -92.3619	47.5121, -92.3579
Creek Fire	Jul 9, 2026	—	Inactive	3	48.2611, -92.8054	48.2612, -92.8052
Slim Fire	Jun 28, 2026	—	Inactive	3	47.9960, -91.9763	47.9983, -91.9772
Bear Fire	May 15, 2026	—	Inactive	3	47.7173, -91.8984	47.7150, -91.9003
Fools Gold Fire	Jul 9, 2026	0%	Inactive	1	48.0940, -92.3005	48.0933, -92.3000
Echo 2 Fire	Jul 9, 2026	100%	Inactive	1	48.1950, -92.4703	48.1950, -92.4692
Section 3 Pond Fire	Jul 8, 2026	0%	Inactive	1	48.3270, -92.2620	—
Thumb Fire	Jul 8, 2026	0%	Inactive	1 of 1	48.2756, -92.1755	48.1845, -91.9247
Bear Trap Fire	Jul 8, 2026	0%	Inactive	1 of 1	48.1693, -91.9079	—
Tiger Fire	Jun 6, 2026	100%	Inactive	1	48.2420, -92.0053	48.2440, -92.0062
493 Fire	Jul 20, 2026	—	Inactive	0	48.2609, -92.7090	48.2575, -92.7057
Marion Creek Trail Fire	Jul 9, 2026	—	Inactive	0	48.2451, -92.6436	48.2418, -92.6445
Big Fire	Jun 23, 2026	—	Inactive	0	48.0796, -91.9860	48.0815, -91.9948
Buck Fire	Jun 7, 2026	0%	Inactive	0	47.9820, -92.1740	—
Sand Lake Fire	May 14, 2026	—	Inactive	0	47.2805, -93.0348	47.2809, -93.0352
Daniel Rd Fire	May 3, 2026	—	Inactive	0	47.6357, -92.5031	47.6360, -92.5036
Totals	2026 Season Fires 30	Active Fires 1	Acres Burning 6,833	2026 Season Acres 14,317