The Pagami Creek Fire was a wildfire in northern Minnesota, United States, that began with a lightning strike on August 18, 2011.[1] After weeks of slow growth, the wildfire quickly spread to over 92,000 acres (370 km2) during several days of hot, dry, windy weather in mid-September.[2] The fire spread beyond the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to threaten homes and businesses.[3] Smoke from the fires drifted east and south as far as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Ontario, and Chicago[4] The fire was the largest naturally occurring wildfire in Minnesota in more than a century.[5]
Pagami Creek Fire
Smoke rises from the fire.
Date(s)
August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18) – November 2011 (2011-11)
pagami, creek, fire, wildfire, northern, minnesota, united, states, that, began, with, lightning, strike, august, 2011, after, weeks, slow, growth, wildfire, quickly, spread, over, acres, during, several, days, windy, weather, september, fire, spread, beyond, . The Pagami Creek Fire was a wildfire in northern Minnesota United States that began with a lightning strike on August 18 2011 1 After weeks of slow growth the wildfire quickly spread to over 92 000 acres 370 km2 during several days of hot dry windy weather in mid September 2 The fire spread beyond the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to threaten homes and businesses 3 Smoke from the fires drifted east and south as far as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Ontario and Chicago 4 The fire was the largest naturally occurring wildfire in Minnesota in more than a century 5 Pagami Creek FireSmoke rises from the fire Date s August 18 2011 2011 08 18 November 2011 2011 11 LocationNorthern MinnesotaCoordinates47 51 18 N 91 20 05 W 47 855 N 91 334722 W 47 855 91 334722Statistics 1 Burned area92 682 acres 375 km2 IgnitionCauseLightningMapLocation of fire in Minnesota Pagami Creek smoke plume Map showing the progression of the fire Fire approaching the south shore of Lake 3 September 10 2011 Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 PhotosSee also edit2021 Greenwood Lake FireReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pagami Creek Fire a b Pagami Creek Fire InciWeb Incident Information System 22 October 2011 Archived from the original on 29 October 2011 Retrieved 8 September 2016 Pagami Creek Wildfire PDF Superior National Forest December 2011 retrieved 2012 01 15 Douglas Etten 2011 09 13 Boundary Waters fire threatening homes cabins Lakeland Times Archived from the original on 2011 09 30 Retrieved 2011 09 13 Ont smells smoke from Minnesota forest fire CTV Toronto 2011 09 13 Retrieved 2011 09 13 Mahler Charlie Pagami Creek Fire in the BWCAW Quetico Superior Wilderness News Retrieved 20 December 2011 Further reading editPagami Creek Fire Entrapments Facilitated Learning AnalysisPhotos edit nbsp Pagami Creek Fire as seen as from the south end of Lake Insula on Saturday Sept 10 2011 nbsp This Minnesota related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This wildfire related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pagami Creek Fire amp oldid 1173239635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
