Fire Information Line: 218-881-2091, 8:00 AM \u2013 8:00 PM
\nEmail: 2026.JulyLightningEvent@firenet.gov
\nOnline: inciweb.wildfire.gov\/incident-information\/mnsuf-july-2026-superior-nf-wildfires
\nQuick Facts:
\n\u2022 Number of fires: 10
\n\u2022 Total acres: Approximately 150
\n\u2022 Total personnel: 70<\/p>\n
Key Message<\/strong>: With critical fire weather conditions, extreme heat, and active fire behavior expected Evacuations:<\/strong> St. Louis County has implemented the Ready. Set. Go. Notification system. Residents Fires are listed in order of priority to ensure the protection of people, property, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n Weather<\/strong>: Sunny and hot, with a high of 100. Southwest winds 4-13 mph, increasing 10-16 mph in the Closures:<\/strong> All Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Wilderness (BWCAW) entry points are closed beginning Superior National Forest has already closed other areas of the BWCAW to protect the health and safety Fire Restrictions:<\/strong> Cook, Lake, and northern St. Louis counties have burning restrictions in effect until Superior National Forest<\/strong> began forest-wide campfire restrictions on Sunday. Ignition, building, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fire Information Line: 218-881-2091, 8:00 AM \u2013 8:00 PM Email: 2026.JulyLightningEvent@firenet.gov Online: inciweb.wildfire.gov\/incident-information\/mnsuf-july-2026-superior-nf-wildfires Quick Facts: \u2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-incidents"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25966,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25965\/revisions\/25966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ntoday, firefighter and public safety will be the highest priorities as crews work under hot, dry, and windy
\nconditions. Firefighters will use a full suppression strategy where conditions allow, adapting tactics as
\nneeded to maintain a safe and effective response.<\/p>\n
\nshould remain aware of current evacuation information and monitor official county communication
\nchannels for updates at https:\/\/sheriff-slcgis.hub.arcgis.com\/pages\/wildfire.
\nTo sign up for future evacuation and emergency alerts from the St. Louis County Sheriff\u2019s Office, please
\nvisit https:\/\/sheriff-slcgis.hub.arcgis.com\/pages\/northland-alert.<\/p>\n\n
\nLake. Increased fire activity yesterday and the fire grew from 9 to 14 acres. Crews worked
\nquickly yesterday on the ground and in the air and kept the fire from moving. Crews will
\ncomplete a dozer line around the fire and patrol the fire perimeter to ensure it remains
\ncontained.<\/li>\n
\nactivity yesterday; minimal growth. Firefighters made significant progress on the fire and
\ncompleted the hose line around the fire\u2019s perimeter. Crews today will secure and improve
\nestimated containment lines and continue mop up.<\/li>\n
\nLake. Active fire behavior yesterday led to an acreage increase. Today, crews will continue a
\ndozer line to gain access to the fire edge. They will also secure and improve estimated
\ncontainment lines and work on mop up.<\/li>\n
\nbehavior yesterday. Today, crews will continue to reinforce containment and control lines
\naround the fire.<\/li>\n
\nactivity yesterday. Firefighters added hose line and began mop up yesterday. Today, crews will
\nsecure and improve estimated containment lines.<\/li>\n
\nsignificant fire activity yesterday. Crews were able to access the fire yesterday and established
\ncontrol lines.<\/li>\n
\nyesterday. Today, crews will continue to secure and improve established containment lines.<\/li>\n
\nto no fire activity was detected. Aircraft will monitor the area for heat and smoke daily.<\/li>\n
\nactivity was detected. Aircraft will monitor the area for heat and smoke daily.<\/li>\n
\ncontinue to monitor the area daily for heat and smoke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nafternoon with gusts up to 26 mph. A Red Flag Warning is in effect today from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., a Fire
\nWeather Watch is in effect Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening, and a Heat Advisory is in effect
\nuntil 9 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\nat 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday due to extreme weather conditions and numerous wildfires burning in the
\nSuperior National Forest and the BWCAW. Superior National Forest is canceling overnight paddle,
\novernight, motor, overnight hiking and day-use motor reservations through Friday, July 17. For more
\ninformation, please visit: https:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/permits\/233396<\/p>\n
\nof visitors due to active wildfires in the area. To view those active closures within the Superior National
\nForest, please visit: https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r09\/superior\/alerts<\/p>\n
\nfurther notice. Campfires are not allowed in backcountry, dispersed, or remote campsites on statemanaged, public, or local lands. For current Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire
\nrestrictions, please visit: www.mndnr.gov\/burnrestrictions<\/p>\n
\nmaintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire, including charcoal grills and barbeques, coal, and
\nwoodburning stoves within the Superior National Forest boundary, which includes Cook, Koochiching,
\nLake, and St. Louis counties. For maps and additional information, please visit:
\nhttps:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r09\/superior\/alerts<\/p>\n