MNSUF Shell Lake Fire

Last updated: 2024-10-09

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The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Superior National Forest.

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State: Minnesota

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 48° 12 09 Longitude: 92° 11 93

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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

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Incident Overview: On Monday, October 7, 2024, around 12:30 p.m. a fire was detected on the eastern side of Shell Lake, which is located 4 miles north of County Road 116 (Echo Trail), within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) of the Superior National Forest. The fire is approximately 3/4 of an acre and is burning in timber with a mixed boreal forest component. Initial aircraft fire size up showed the fire creeping, smoldering, and occasional single tree torching. The fire has some potential to spread to the east near Agawato Lake and a portion of the Sioux-Hustler Hiking Trail. The fire area and surrounding landscape has thick vegetation cover.