Special Notifications: The smoke in the air Wednesday
came from fires in western Minnesota.Visit mnics.org for more information on
the smoke and these fires.
Three fires were reported in this area yesterday on the western half of the Superior National Forest. Each one was caused by
human activity.
Conditions remain very dry—use caution with any
activity that might spark a flame.
A fire patrol flight is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. this afternoon.
Current Fire Activity:
Minister Lake Fire: discovered at 3:20 p.m. on 10/2/12. One
Forest Service (FS) Beaver, one FS engine crew, and the Morse Fall Lake Fire
Department responded. Structures were threatened but none were lost. This fire
was controlled at one quarter acre at 4:40 p.m. yesterday. Wednesday, an engine
crew will continue mop-up until the fire is declared out. The cause is
under investigation.
Big Lake
Fire:discovered
10/2/12 on the edge of the Big Lake Resort. One FS Beaver and one FS engine
responded. Structures were threatened but none were lost. The cause is under
investigation.
Porcupine Fire: discovered at 2:30 p.m. 10/2/12; FS Beaver
and FS engine responded. This half-acre fire was termed controlled at 7:30 p.m.
The fire burned deep into the duff and was holding heat yesterday. Today, an
engine crew will continue mop-up until the fire is declared out. The cause is
under investigation.
Resources available: Three FS engines, 17 people, and
two Beavers on the West Zone of the Superior
National Forest.
