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Fools Gold

St. Louis, MN · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 2 acres in St. Louis before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

2

Acres Burned

125

Days Burning

Jul 8, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Jul 8 / 1 acresAug 11 / 2 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

4 public land units within 75 miles

Kabetogama Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / MN

25.5 mi

W

Voyageurs National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / MN

35.6 mi

NW

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MN

42.4 mi

E

Superior National Forest

Go

National Forest / MN

42.9 mi

E

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Voyageurs National Park

Partial Trail Closure: Echo Bay (Nov. 6 - 22)

A portion of the Echo Bay Trail in Kabetogama will be temporarily closed Nov. 6–22 during hunting season. The closure affects the easternmost section of the trail and is intended to minimize conflicts between trail users and promote visitor...

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Fools Gold mapped at 2 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 11

Interagency perimeter data shows the Fools Gold at 2 acres.

IRWIN

Fools Gold mapped at 2 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Fools Gold at 2 acres.

IRWIN

Fools Gold mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Fools Gold at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Fools Gold mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 8

Interagency perimeter data shows the Fools Gold at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 8Now

125 days 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: e4880681-3696-4c68-a03b-b3056d222f75

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