Bear Trap Fire
Active
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Discovered July 7, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 17 days ago
Bear Trap Fire
The Bear Trap Fire fire has burned 30,804 acres in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 8 mph toward the NW, with gusts to 21 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 33). 18 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
17 days ago · September 8, 2026New perimeter mapped at 30,804 acres (national perimeter feed)
22 days ago · September 3, 2026Containment rose to 97%
25 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 92%
27 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment rose to 64%
32 days ago · August 24, 2026Containment rose to 51%
38 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 726 acres in 3 days to 30,824 acres
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 107 acres in 3 days to 30,098 acres
42 days ago · August 14, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 29,991 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2026, 7:46:27 PM | 30,804 acres | 100% |
| 8/31/2026, 10:54:41 PM | 30,804 acres | 97% |
| 8/29/2026, 10:59:37 PM | 30,804 acres | 92% |
| 8/26/2026, 5:53:07 PM | 30,804 acres | 67% |
| 8/25/2026, 9:45:58 PM | 30,804 acres | 65% |
| 8/24/2026, 9:49:10 PM | 30,804 acres | 64% |
| 8/23/2026, 9:58:22 PM | 30,804 acres | 55% |
| 8/22/2026, 10:50:00 PM | 30,806 acres | 55% |
| 8/20/2026, 9:22:15 PM | 30,810 acres | 53% |
| 8/19/2026, 10:06:55 PM | 30,810 acres | 51% |
| 8/18/2026, 9:47:24 PM | 30,872 acres | 51% |
| 8/17/2026, 9:37:24 PM | 30,824 acres | 48% |
| 8/15/2026, 11:16:32 PM | 30,110 acres | 45% |
| 8/14/2026, 11:48:19 PM | 30,098 acres | 45% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 29,991 acres | 44% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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