Pagami Creek smoke plume
Map showing the progression of the fire
Fire approaching the south shore of Lake 3, September 10, 2011

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]

In November 2016, an educational mini documentary was released by the US Department of Agriculture and US Forrest Service, Technology and Development Program about the fire and public safety officers who survived it.[6]

The sun sets over a wilderness lake behind the smoke from a large wildfire.
Pagami Creek Fire as seen from the south end of Lake Insula on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pagami Creek Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. October 22, 2011. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Pagami Creek Wildfire (PDF), Superior National Forest, December 2011, retrieved January 15, 2012
  3. ^ Douglas Etten (September 13, 2011). "Boundary Waters fire threatening homes, cabins". Lakeland Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ont. smells smoke from Minnesota forest fire". CTV Toronto. September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  5. ^ Mahler, Charlie. "Pagami Creek Fire in the BWCAW". Quetico Superior Wilderness News. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Pagami Fire Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center on YouTube. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2024-09-16.


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