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Black River

Gogebic, MI · Undetermined

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

300

Acres Burned

1

Days Burning

Oct 11, 2026

Discovered

4h ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 215 acres in the last day
Oct 11 / 66 acresOct 12 / 300 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

South Ewen Purchase Unit

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National Forest / MI

31.2 mi

E

North Ewen Purchase Unit

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National Forest / MI

32.2 mi

E

Sylvania Wilderness

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Wilderness / MI

33.9 mi

SE

Ottawa National Forest

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National Forest / MI

37.7 mi

E

Military Hill Purchase Unit

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National Forest / MI

40.3 mi

NE

Paynesville Purchase Unit

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National Forest / MI

40.8 mi

E

Chequamegon National Forest

Go

National Forest / WI

49.1 mi

SW

Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / WI

49.3 mi

NW

Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / WI

50.3 mi

W

Blackjack Springs Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WI

51.3 mi

SE

Porcupine Lake Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WI

58.2 mi

W

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness

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Wilderness / MI

60 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Black River update: 300 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Black River grew 215 acres to 300.

IRWIN

Black River update: 85 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Black River grew 19 acres to 85.

IRWIN

Black River mapped at 66 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 11

Interagency perimeter data shows the Black River at 66 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 11Now

1 day since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 0f70748d-3a89-48db-bf96-7dae3ac0515a

Important

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