Wildfires in Minnesota
Large wildfires have burned 1.47 million acres of Minnesota since 1984, 19th among the states.
- 1.47Macres burned since 1984
- 456large fires
- 1987worst year, 232K acres
- 19thamong the states for acres burned
2025
- Wildfires on record, by year
Over time
The largest fires
| Unnamed Fire | 1987 | 131,408 |
| Pagami Creek Fire | 2011 | 85,079 |
| Ham Lake Fire | 2007 | 70,575 |
| Reiner 36 Fire | 2003 | 67,644 |
| Unnamed Fire | 1990 | 43,529 |
| Unnamed Fire | 1991 | 37,836 |
| Unnamed Fire | 1990 | 32,689 |
| Juneberry 3 Fire | 2011 | 29,460 |
| Greenwood Fire | 2021 | 28,246 |
| Cavity Lake Fire | 2006 | 26,805 |
| Sandy Lake Fire | 1987 | 26,620 |
| Unnamed Fire | 1990 | 26,357 |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.
| Beltrami County | 288,245 |
| Clearwater County | 197,258 |
| Roseau County | 180,816 |
| Marshall County | 173,520 |
| Kittson County | 142,118 |
| Lake County | 124,355 |
| Cook County | 75,965 |
| Sherburne County | 54,724 |
| Aitkin County | 33,118 |
| Morrison County | 31,239 |
| St. Louis County | 27,067 |
| Polk County | 26,055 |
| Pennington County | 16,431 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 14,732 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 12,913 |
| Becker County | 12,216 |
| Mahnomen County | 8,800 |
| Crow Wing County | 5,880 |
| Big Stone County | 4,960 |
| Wilkin County | 3,014 |
| Anoka County | 2,904 |
| Kanabec County | 2,901 |
| Wadena County | 2,710 |
| Otter Tail County | 2,456 |
| Swift County | 2,447 |
| Pine County | 2,446 |
| Clay County | 2,325 |
| Waseca County | 1,496 |
| Cass County | 1,470 |
| Dakota County | 1,437 |
| Chippewa County | 1,382 |
| Mille Lacs County | 1,247 |
| Norman County | 1,213 |
| Traverse County | 1,195 |
| Grant County | 1,015 |
| Pope County | 725 |
| Lyon County | 640 |
| Rice County | 598 |
| Stearns County | 584 |
| Scott County | 532 |
| Red Lake County | 14 |