Sioux Fire
No longer in current feed
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Discovered July 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 63 days ago
Sioux Fire
The Sioux Fire fire has burned 6,833 acres in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 26). 61 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Sioux Fire size over time
13 official size readingsOfficials revised the size from 6,903 to 6,833 acres as mapping improved.
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.
Fire reported 100% contained
63 days ago · September 8, 2026Containment rose to 97%
71 days ago · August 31, 2026New perimeter mapped at 6,833 acres (national perimeter feed)
72 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 90%
74 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 76%
82 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 66%
83 days ago · August 19, 2026Containment rose to 55%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 50%
89 days ago · August 13, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 6,903 acres
91 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
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.