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Danger Rating

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100 - Red Lake Reservation

Low

Area Status Report for 100 - Red Lake Reservation

Text Last Updated

06/08/2026 11:56

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

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

Low

III

Area Status Report for 111 - Bemidji

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 10:36

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Creeping / Spreading

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

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

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Rucinski

Duty officer phone

218-766-0708

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staffing
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Tracked Vehicles	AT20 available at Cass Lake, J-5 at Bemidji 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
49	108.98	0	0	0	1	0	0

121 - Warroad

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 121 - Warroad

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 08:13

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Running

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

rained part of the day yesterday. DO rolled to Region

Detection plan

no detection

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
Grygla	0.08
Wannaska	0.04
Wrd	0.08

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Region 1

Duty officer phone

218.425.3121

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Regs & Leads
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	Couple engines in each office
Tracked Vehicles	Wrd: : LT5 Wann. : Polaris UTV Ranger, Muskeg , Loaner J5 ( AT50 down) Grygla : AT20 , bobcat UTV
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
45	484.5	0	0	0	0	0	2

131 - Baudette

Low

Area Status Report for 131 - Baudette

Text Last Updated

06/10/2026 08:05

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Smoldering

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Permit required

Detection plan

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Bdale	0.19
RAWS	0.58
Williams	0.28
Baudette	0.55

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Humeniuk

Duty officer phone

218-434-0476

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Regular Staff and 1 Fire Lead 2 Smokechaser
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	9 - 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
11	55.66	0	0	0	0	0	2

142 - Backus

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 142 - Backus

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 09:30

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Creeping / Spreading

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Weekend On-Call only.

Detection plan

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Brainerd Field Station	0.0
Washburn Lake Field Sta.	0.0
Backus Office	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 (Avail)
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
74	2026.6	1	0	0	1	0	10

161 - Park Rapids

Moderate

Area Status Report for 161 - Park Rapids

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 16:08

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Moderate

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Running

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

No fires 6/11/26

Detection plan

No detection scheduled.

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Nimrod	0.0
Detroit Lakes	0.05
Park Rapids	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Bundy

Duty officer phone

218-820-2079

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Regular personnel, DO
Smokechasers	PR 0 NR 0 DL 0
Equipment Resources
Engines	PR: 5 - T6 Nimrod: 2 - T6 DL: 2 - T6
Tracked Vehicles	PR: 2 AT20, J5 Nimrod: 2 AT20, J5 DL: 2 AT20, XTrack
Heavy Equipment	Nimrod Dozer/T3 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
66	1511.15	0	0	0	0	0	2

221 - Deer River

Low

Area Status Report for 221 - Deer River

Text Last Updated

06/08/2026 08:36

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

None.

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Effie	0.67
Deer River	0.17
Grand Rapids R2HQ	0.18
Northome	0.02

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Emerson

Duty officer phone

218-398-7341

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	All Area staff available 0800 -16:30 Monday - Friday. Staffing with full on call (2 staff in each office, 8 total).
Smokechasers	3 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
29	80.87	0	0	0	1	0	2

232 - Aitkin

Low

Area Status Report for 232 - Aitkin

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 10:54

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Smoldering

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

No new fires.

Detection plan

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

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

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Glendon Nyberg

Duty officer phone

218-429-3028

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	6
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	5- T6
Tracked Vehicles	1 - J5, 1- AT-20
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)
1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calendar Year-to-date
Fires	Acres Burned	Injuries	Fatalities	Residences Damaged	Residences Destroyed	Outbuildings Damaged	Outbuildings Destroyed
31	91.09	0	0	0	0	0	0

234 - Hibbing

Low

Area Status Report for 234 - Hibbing

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 13:27

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

None

Detection plan

n/a

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Side Lake
Hibbing
Eveleth

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Megan Eiting

Duty officer phone

218-735-3953

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staffing
Smokechasers	None
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
32	80.68	0	0	0	1	0	3

245 - Tower

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 245 - Tower

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 09:00

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 (Weekly Totals)

Location

Amount

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Weflen

Duty officer phone

218-910-6203

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	Staff available
Smokechasers	None
Equipment Resources
Engines	E828 E727, 746, 748 E240, 241, 257, 7259
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
10	11.58	0	0	0	0	0	0

251 - Cloquet

Low

III

Area Status Report for 251 - Cloquet

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 08:12

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

N/A

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Cloquet office	0.06
Duluth office	0.04
Floodwood	0.06

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Muchow

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	Avail Dozer
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
47	58.74	1	0	0	0	0	2

253 - Two Harbors

Moderate

III

Area Status Report for 253 - Two Harbors

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 08:09

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 (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Grand Marais
Finland
Two Harbors

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Mohar

Duty officer phone

218-576-6601

Staffing Resources
Regular Personnel	yes
Smokechasers
Equipment Resources
Engines	725, 751, 276, 271, 272
Tracked Vehicles	270 w/J5
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
9	359.11	1	0	0	8	0	26

261 - Littlefork

Low

III

Area Status Report for 261 - Littlefork

Text Last Updated

06/10/2026 07:48

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

III

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Torching

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

Detection plan

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Littlefork	0.08
Big Falls
International Falls	0.03

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Wallace

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
12	69.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

312 - Little Falls

Low

Area Status Report for 312 - Little Falls

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 10:14

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

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, save AQA days. 4) See WildCAD for reports. Update for PL change.

Detection plan

Indirect only

Precipitation (Weekly Totals)

Location	Amount
Little Falls	2.59
Zimmerman	0.36
Mora	0.72
Onamia	1.97

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Jarvis/Hodge

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
77	299.79	0	0	0	0	0	2

341 - Lewiston

Low

Area Status Report for 341 - Lewiston

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 10:56

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

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
Caledonia	0.0
Preston	0.39
Brownsville	0.42
Lewiston	0.25
Plainview	0.11
Lake City	0.08
Kellogg	0.01

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Wachholz

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

Low

Area Status Report for 343 - Southwest

Text Last Updated

06/12/2026 10:56

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* Planning level

Max fire behavior (past 24 hrs)

Creeping / Spreading

Synopsis of fire/incident activity since last report

no fires reported

Detection plan

Indirect only.

Precipitation (Daily Totals)

Location	Amount
Hutchinson	0.0
Watertown	0.0
West Concord	0.0
New Ulm RAWS	0.0
Faribault	0.12

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
9	448.6	0	0	0	0	0	10

344 - Sandstone

Low

III

Area Status Report for 344 - Sandstone

Text Last Updated

06/10/2026 09:00

Active Fires

* Danger rating

Low

* 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
Cambridge	0.26
Carlos Avery	0.22
Sandstone	0.0

Staffing Plan

Duty officer name

Sandstone DO: 320-372-0000

Duty officer phone

Cambridge: 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: Carlos:
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
121	296.1	1	0	0	0	0	2