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Danger Rating

Planning Level

100 - Red Lake Reservation

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 100 - Red Lake Reservation

Text Last Updated

07/11/2026 12:31

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

Precipitation ( Totals)

Location

Amount

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Duty officer phone

Staffing Resources
Equipment Resources
Cooperator/Contractor Resources

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

111 - Bemidji

Moderate

Area Status Report for 111 - Bemidji

Text Last Updated

09/10/2026 08:27

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Creeping / Spreading

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

None

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Kelliher	0.0
Cass Lake	0.0
Bagley	0.0
Blackduck	0.0
Bemidji	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Region DO

Duty officer phone

218-766-0708

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staffing
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Tracked Vehicles	AT20 available at Cass Lake, J-5 at Blackduck and Kelliher
Heavy Equipment	Dozer in Bemidji
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
78	693.26	0	0	0	1	0	0

121 - Warroad

Moderate

Area Status Report for 121 - Warroad

Text Last Updated

09/08/2026 08:04

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Running

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

DO rolled back to Region

Detection plan

no detection

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
Wannaska	0.0
Grygla	3.85
Wrd	2.32

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Duty officer phone

218.425.3121

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Regs & Leads
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	3 Engines in each office
Tracked Vehicles	Wrd: : LT5 Wann. : Polaris UTV Ranger , Xtracker, Muskeg, (AT50 in SHOP) Grygla : bobcat UTV, loaner J-5 (AT20 in shop)
Heavy Equipment	Dozer @ Wannaska
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
51	516.0	0	0	0	0	0	2

131 - Baudette

Low

III

Area Status Report for 131 - Baudette

Text Last Updated

08/21/2026 09:40

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

All day burning allowed.

Detection plan

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Baudette	0.12
RAWS	0.09
Bdale	0.0
BB Hill	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Region DO

Duty officer phone

218-766-0551

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	5 REGS 1 - lead 1 Smokechaser
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	4 - Type 6
Tracked Vehicles	X-Tracker AT50 AT20
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
12	56.26	0	0	0	0	0	2

142 - Backus

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 142 - Backus

Text Last Updated

09/11/2026 08:47

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Creeping / Spreading

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Area DO/OC.

Detection plan

Not planned

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
Washburn Lake Field Sta.	0.0
Backus Office	0.0
Brainerd Field Station	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Schultz

Duty officer phone

218-507-0219

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Weekdays: 0800-1630
Smokechasers	As needed
Equipment Resources
Engines	[7]-T6-Pickups (Avail) [3]-T6-Utilities In Area (Avail) [1]-T4 @ Brainerd (U/A)
Tracked Vehicles	[2] J5's in BRD (1-Avail) [1] AT-20 in BRD (Avail) [1] J5 in Backus (Avail) [1] AT-20 Backus (Avail)
Heavy Equipment	(1) Dozer-D4K (#80) @ BRD (Avail)
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
110	2048.04	1	0	0	1	0	11

161 - Park Rapids

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 161 - Park Rapids

Text Last Updated

09/08/2026 08:34

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Creeping / Spreading

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

No fires over Labor Day weekend.

Detection plan

No detection scheduled.

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Detroit Lakes	1.45
Nimrod	0.23
Park Rapids	0.06

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Lichter

Duty officer phone

218-820-2079

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Regular personnel, DO and on-call
Smokechasers	PR 0 NR 0 DL 0
Equipment Resources
Engines	PR: 5 - T6 Nimrod: 0 - T6 DL: 1 - T6
Tracked Vehicles	PR: 2 AT20, J5 Nimrod: 2 AT20, J5 DL: XTrack
Heavy Equipment	Park Rapids Dozer/T3
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
90	1586.91	0	0	0	0	0	3

221 - Deer River

Low

Area Status Report for 221 - Deer River

Text Last Updated

09/04/2026 09:51

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

No recent activity.

Detection plan

None.

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
Effie
Deer River	1.6
Northome
Grand Rapids R2HQ	1.55

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Josiah Emerson

Duty officer phone

218-242-3112

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	All Area staff available 0800 -16:30 Monday - Friday.
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	T6 panel body at each office except Northome.
Tracked Vehicles	Tracked Vehicle at each office.
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
34	119.87	0	0	0	1	0	2

232 - Aitkin

Low

III

Area Status Report for 232 - Aitkin

Text Last Updated

09/08/2026 09:43

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Running

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

No fires to report

Detection plan

None

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
Aitkin	0.0
McGrath	0.0
Hill City	0.0
Sandy Lake	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Nyberg

Duty officer phone

218-429-3028

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	6.
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	5- T6
Tracked Vehicles	2 - J5, 1- AT-50
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
40	96.99	0	0	0	0	0	0

234 - Hibbing

Low

Area Status Report for 234 - Hibbing

Text Last Updated

09/08/2026 08:50

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

n/a

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Side Lake	0.0
Eveleth	0.68
Hibbing	0.01

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Amber Jungwirth

Duty officer phone

218-735-3953

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staffing + DO
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines
Tracked Vehicles	Eveleth J-5 Side Lake AT20 Hibbing Muskeg
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
40	84.49	0	0	0	1	0	3

245 - Tower

Moderate

III (E)

Area Status Report for 245 - Tower

Text Last Updated

09/11/2026 08:08

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III (E)

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location

Amount

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Krueger

Duty officer phone

218-910-6203

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staff available
Smokechasers	None
Equipment Resources
Engines	E828 E746, 748 E240
Tracked Vehicles	Tracks available in Tower
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
16	42.96	2	0	0	0	0	0

251 - Cloquet

Moderate

Area Status Report for 251 - Cloquet

Text Last Updated

09/11/2026 08:21

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

N/A

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location

Amount

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Mennes

Duty officer phone

(218) 380-0673

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staff Avail.
Smokechasers	If available
Equipment Resources
Engines	Cloquet Available Duluth Available Floodwood Available
Tracked Vehicles	Cloquet Available Duluth Available Floodwood Available
Heavy Equipment	Dozer Available
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
61	63.49	2	0	0	0	0	2

253 - Two Harbors

Moderate

Area Status Report for 253 - Two Harbors

Text Last Updated

09/11/2026 08:49

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

Indirect

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Grand Marais
Two Harbors
Finland

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Poyhonen

Duty officer phone

218-576-6601

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	regulars
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	270 TH; 271 FIN; 751 GM
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
16	380.87	1	0	0	8	0	26

261 - Littlefork

Low

Area Status Report for 261 - Littlefork

Text Last Updated

09/09/2026 08:23

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Running

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
International Falls
Big Falls
Littlefork

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Rolled to R2

Duty officer phone

218-244-2227

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel
Smokechasers	L. Hufnagle K. Kennedy
Equipment Resources
Engines	E734 - Service body E298 E290 E296 E295 E294
Tracked Vehicles	AT-20 Muskeg
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
14	83.37	0	0	0	0	0	0

312 - Little Falls

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 312 - Little Falls

Text Last Updated

09/11/2026 12:01

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

1) See WildCAD for activity. 2) Precip totals are daily. 3) All counties to Burning Permits Required, allowed 6PM-8AM, variances allowed, save AQA days. 4) See WildCAD for reports. Last report until Monday 14SEP26 unless significant activity occurs.

Detection plan

Indirect only

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Zimmerman	0.0
Mora	0.0
Little Falls	0.0
Onamia	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Gormanson

Duty officer phone

320-616-2496

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	See WildCAD.
Smokechasers	See WildCAD.
Equipment Resources
Engines	See WildCAD.
Tracked Vehicles	See WildCAD.
Heavy Equipment	See WildCAD.
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews	None
Engines	VFD engines at normal readiness USFWS-CWN Mille Lacs Band- CWN
Tracked Vehicles	VFD tracks at normal readiness USFWS- CWN
Heavy Equipment	USFWS- CWN DNR Wildlife- CWN

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
95	483.79	0	0	0	0	0	2

341 - Lewiston

Low

III

Area Status Report for 341 - Lewiston

Text Last Updated

09/03/2026 09:12

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

no fires reported

Detection plan

indirect

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
West Concord	0.0
Brownsville	0.0
Preston	0.14
Lake City	0.86
Caledonia	0.0
Plainview	0.09
Lewiston	0.18
Kellogg	0.1

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Rolled to RDO

Duty officer phone

507-206-2834

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Local resources on call and available upon request.
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

343 - Southwest

Moderate

Area Status Report for 343 - Southwest

Text Last Updated

09/11/2026 08:57

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

no fires reported

Detection plan

Indirect only.

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
West Concord	0.0
New Ulm RAWS	0.0
Faribault	0.0
Hutchinson	0.0
Watertown	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Rolled to RDO

Duty officer phone

507-206-2834

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Local resources available upon request.
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
11	449.84	0	0	0	0	0	10

344 - Sandstone

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 344 - Sandstone

Text Last Updated

08/17/2026 09:26

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Sandstone: Cambridge: Carlos:

Detection plan

Sandstone: No Cambridge: No

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Sandstone	0.0
Cambridge	1.53
Carlos Avery	0.63

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Sandstone DO: 320-372-0000

Duty officer phone

Cambridge DO 763-284-7216

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Sandstone: Yes Cambridge/Carlos: Yes
Smokechasers	Sand: no Camb: no Carlos: no
Equipment Resources
Engines	Sand: Camb: 1 Carlos: 1
Tracked Vehicles	Sand: Camb: 1 Carlos: 1
Heavy Equipment
Cooperator/Contractor Resources
Crews
Engines
Tracked Vehicles
Heavy Equipment

Prescribed Burns

Area Wildfire Statistics

Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
New (reported in the last 24 hours)
0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
142	327.54	1	0	0	0	0	3