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Shell Lake Fire

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Unit Information

Superior National Forest 
8901 Grand Ave Place 
Duluth, 
Minnesota 
55808 
Superior National Forest 
8901 Grand Ave Place 
Duluth, 
Minnesota 
55808 

Incident Contacts

Aerial view of white smoke rising from the forest with Shell Lake on the top and left side
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Aerial view of white smoke rising from the forest with Shell Lake on the top and left side

On Monday, October 7, 2024, around 12:30 p.m. a fire was detected on the eastern side of Shell Lake, which is located 4 miles north of County Road 116 (Echo Trail), within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) of the Superior National Forest. 

The fire is approximately 3/4 of an acre and is burning in timber with a mixed boreal forest component. Initial aircraft fire size up showed the fire creeping, smoldering, and occasional single tree torching. The fire has some potential to spread to the east near Agawato Lake and a portion of the Sioux-Hustler Hiking Trail. The fire area and surrounding landscape has thick vegetation cover.

Basic Information
Current as of Wed, 10/09/2024 - 12:28
Incident Time Zone America/Chicago
Incident Type Wildfire
Date of Origin
Coordinates 48° 12' 09'' Latitude
-92° 11'
93
'' Longitude

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