Black River Fire
Active
Gogebic County, Michigan · Discovered October 11, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 6 days ago · Perimeter mapped 6 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Black River Fire
The Black River Fire fire has burned 362 acres in Gogebic County, Michigan. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 5 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 9 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 27). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Black River Fire size over time
11 official size readingsPeaked at 400 acres, then officials revised the mapped size to 362 acres.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 100%
6 days ago · November 4, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
6 days ago · November 4, 2026Containment rose to 90%
12 days ago · October 29, 2026Containment rose to 85%
14 days ago · October 27, 2026Containment rose to 80%
17 days ago · October 24, 2026Containment rose to 75%
19 days ago · October 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 326 acres (national perimeter feed)
22 days ago · October 20, 2026Containment rose to 70%
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Containment rose to 60%
26 days ago · October 15, 2026Containment rose to 50%
27 days ago · October 14, 2026Grew 284 acres in 3 hours to 400 acres
28 days ago · October 13, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 116 acres
28 days ago · October 13, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 11/4/2026, 10:03:36 PM | 362 acres | 100% |
| 10/29/2026, 8:26:25 PM | 362 acres | 90% |
| 10/27/2026, 9:10:17 PM | 326 acres | 85% |
| 10/24/2026, 8:10:06 PM | 326 acres | 80% |
| 10/22/2026, 9:55:08 PM | 326 acres | 75% |
| 10/20/2026, 9:42:59 PM | 326 acres | 70% |
| 10/16/2026, 11:11:21 PM | 350 acres | 70% |
| 10/15/2026, 9:26:18 PM | 382 acres | 60% |
| 10/14/2026, 9:41:42 PM | 382 acres | 50% |
| 10/13/2026, 9:54:28 PM | 400 acres | 40% |
| 10/13/2026, 6:39:26 PM | 116 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.