Sioux Fire
Active
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Discovered July 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 17 days ago
Sioux Fire
The Sioux Fire fire has burned 6,833 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). 61 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, 2026Containment rose to 97%
25 days ago · August 31, 2026New perimeter mapped at 6,833 acres (national perimeter feed)
26 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 90%
28 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 76%
36 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 66%
37 days ago · August 19, 2026Containment rose to 55%
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 50%
43 days ago · August 13, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 6,903 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2026, 7:56:27 PM | 6,833 acres | 100% |
| 8/31/2026, 10:54:41 PM | 6,833 acres | 97% |
| 8/29/2026, 11:09:24 PM | 6,833 acres | 94% |
| 8/28/2026, 10:30:56 PM | 6,833 acres | 90% |
| 8/25/2026, 9:50:48 PM | 6,833 acres | 79% |
| 8/20/2026, 9:32:16 PM | 6,833 acres | 76% |
| 8/19/2026, 10:06:55 PM | 6,833 acres | 66% |
| 8/18/2026, 9:47:24 PM | 6,832 acres | 53% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 6,875 acres | 55% |
| 8/14/2026, 11:58:21 PM | 6,875 acres | 50% |
| 8/13/2026, 10:02:10 PM | 6,872 acres | 50% |
| 8/12/2026, 11:57:03 PM | 6,896 acres | 41% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 6,903 acres | 38% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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