Lake 3 Fire

Date issued

September 9, 2022

Fire information

Please contact the Kawishiwi Ranger District office (218) 365-7600 or online at InciWeb the Incident Information System (nwcg.gov)

Description

On September 7, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. a fire was reported to the Superior National Forest. The fire is located at Township 63N, Range 9W, Section 35–southeast of Lake Three and north of Horseshoe Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In response, two Beaver float plans began aerial suppression.  

The day the fire started had higher winds and temperature, despite cooler and wetter overall seasonal conditions overall. Vegetation around the fire contains black spruce swamps and wetlands, which helped keep the fire from building to an active head fire with more intense fire behavior. The fire is estimated at 10 acres.

Resources

Precipitation through rain has started cooling the fire area. Today an incident commander and one firefighter will access the fire on-the-ground. A public safety crew remains in the area due to its high visitor usage in the area. Firefighter and public safety are the top priority.

Closures

One campsite located on the north-east corner of Lake 3, is currently closed for firefighting operations.

Fire Restrictions

None