{"id":21018,"date":"2021-10-12T10:31:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/?page_id=21018"},"modified":"2022-01-14T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T22:12:21","slug":"beaches-lake-fire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/left-sidebar-menu\/incident-information\/minnesota-incidents\/2021-incidents\/beaches-lake-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Beaches Lake Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:69% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beaches-Lk-Fire-topo-map-791x1024.png\" alt=\"topographic map with orange outline of fire progression\" class=\"wp-image-21105 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beaches-Lk-Fire-topo-map-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beaches-Lk-Fire-topo-map-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beaches-Lk-Fire-topo-map-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beaches-Lk-Fire-topo-map-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beaches-Lk-Fire-topo-map.png 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-f3ba2ac7-a6d4-410b-aea8-892973d381b9\"><li><strong>Size<\/strong>: 1936 acres<\/li><li><strong>Detected<\/strong>: October 5, 2021<\/li><li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Kittson County &#8211; East of Lancaster, Minn.<\/li><li><strong>Incident Management Team<\/strong>: MNICS Team A,  Ernest Schmitt, Incident Commander<\/li><li><strong>Cooperating agencies<\/strong>:\u00a0 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service and mutual aid from Lake Bronson, Lancaster, Greenbush, and Hallock Fire Departments<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Late in the afternoon on October 5, a wildfire was detected east of Lancaster, Minn., within the Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area. Dry conditions resulting from extreme drought along with steady winds contributed to rapid fire growth through grass, brush, timber, and marshland. The fire advanced north toward Kittson County Highway 4, nearing the U.S. -Canada border. A successful firing operation was conducted by the local fire departments that helped reduce the available fuel between the flame front and Highway 4. As a result, the fire was held south of the highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helicopters were brought in during the initial attack to help cool and slow the fire\u2019s progression. Fire crews from DNR and local volunteer fire departments continued to work throughout the night to establish a control line around the fire perimeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire crews immediately began mopping up brush, branches, and stumps that continue holding heat along the fire perimeter. Working with tracked vehicles, fire crews were able to bring water to the interior of the fire to mix the water with peat soil that continued to hold heat. Heavy equipment, including dozers and tracked vehicles, was used to establish, and secure a containment line around the fire\u2019s perimeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DNR requested a MNICS Type 3 Team to take over the fire management. MNICS Team A, led by Incident Commander Ernie Schmitt, assumed management of the fire on October 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than an inch and a half of rain fell over the fire, and calmer, cooler weather conditions followed, greatly reduced the fire\u2019s activity and increasing containment. MNCIS Team A transitioned management of the fire to the local DNR area forestry fire personnel on October 13. The Beaches Lake fire has thus far been the final wildfire assignment for the MNICS Type 3 Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Firefighters in yellow shirts spray water on the ground\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21108\" data-id=\"21108\" src=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Fire-crews-moping-up-hotspots-on-the-Beaches-Lake-Fire_Bill-Allemen--641x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Fire-crews-moping-up-hotspots-on-the-Beaches-Lake-Fire_Bill-Allemen--641x1024.jpg 641w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Fire-crews-moping-up-hotspots-on-the-Beaches-Lake-Fire_Bill-Allemen--188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Fire-crews-moping-up-hotspots-on-the-Beaches-Lake-Fire_Bill-Allemen-.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">October 8, 2021, firefighting crews work to saturate peat soil holding heat with water on Beaches Lake fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" alt=\"smoke rising from ground\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21109\" data-id=\"21109\" src=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.06.21_View-of-Beaches-Lake-Fire-from-aircraft_Adam-Fisher-MN-DNR-1024x723.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.06.21_View-of-Beaches-Lake-Fire-from-aircraft_Adam-Fisher-MN-DNR-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.06.21_View-of-Beaches-Lake-Fire-from-aircraft_Adam-Fisher-MN-DNR-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.06.21_View-of-Beaches-Lake-Fire-from-aircraft_Adam-Fisher-MN-DNR-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.06.21_View-of-Beaches-Lake-Fire-from-aircraft_Adam-Fisher-MN-DNR-2048x1445.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Aerial view of the burned over area of the Beaches Lake fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"landscape view of burned grass and shrubs\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21110\" data-id=\"21110\" src=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">October 6, 2021, an aerial view of the Beaches Lake burned area after the initial attack. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Heavy equipment and burned vegetation\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21111\" data-id=\"21111\" src=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Beaches-Lake-Fire_-Heavy-equipment-mixing-peat-soil-with-bare-mineral-soil_IC_Schmitt-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Beaches-Lake-Fire_-Heavy-equipment-mixing-peat-soil-with-bare-mineral-soil_IC_Schmitt-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Beaches-Lake-Fire_-Heavy-equipment-mixing-peat-soil-with-bare-mineral-soil_IC_Schmitt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Beaches-Lake-Fire_-Heavy-equipment-mixing-peat-soil-with-bare-mineral-soil_IC_Schmitt-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.8.2021_Beaches-Lake-Fire_-Heavy-equipment-mixing-peat-soil-with-bare-mineral-soil_IC_Schmitt-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">October 8, 2021, heavy equipment is used to mix peat soil with bare mineral soil on the Beaches Lake fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Size: 1936 acres Detected: October 5, 2021 Location: Kittson County &#8211; East of Lancaster, Minn. 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