As of July 9, 2026, ten wildfires have been reported and are being suppressed on the Superior National Forest
Incident Name: Sioux Fire
Start date: July 9, 2026
Size: 0.5-acre Personnel: 3
Location: North of the Echo Trail and east of Jeanette Creek and Jeanette Campground.
Cause: Unknown
Status: Firefighting resources are working on direct suppression.
Incident Name: Echo 2 Fire
Start date: July 8, 2026
Size: 0.25-acre Personnel: 4
Location: Off the Echo Rapids Road (FR 479 C), north of Echo Lake.
Cause: Unknown
Status: The fire is 100% contained.
Incident Name: Fools Gold
Start date: July 8, 2026
Size: 1.5-acres Personnel: 5 and a water tender
Location: West of Norway Road and south of Lake Jeanette.
Cause: Unknown
Status: Firefighters are conducting direct suppression on the fire. More resources have been ordered. A water tender arrived and is helping with suppression efforts. Yesterday aerial resources conducted water drops on the fire.
Incident Name: Camp Fire
Start date: July 7, 2026
Size: 1-acre Personnel: 8
Location: Approximately 8 miles north/northeast of the Cloquet Line near Ely.
Cause: Unknown
Status: Yesterday aerial resources dropped numerous loads of water on the fire. Additional firefighters were requested and joined to support suppression activities. Firefighting resources will continue direct extinguishment strategies.
Incident Name: Bear Trap Fire
Start date: July 7, 2026
Size: 2 acres Personnel: No firefighters on the ground-aerial support as needed
Location: Off the Bear Trap River and north of Sunday Lake in the BWCAW
Cause: Lightning
Status: Yesterday the single-engine air tankers made numerous drops on the fire. The fire was not smoking following the water drops. Aerial resources will continue smoke checks and suppress as needed.
The fire is burning in a remote part of the BWCAW with very difficult access. It is a single-tree lightning strike.
Incident Name: Thumb Fire
Start date: July 7, 2026
Size: 1.5-acres Personnel: Aerial firefighting resources
Location: Between Thumb and Contentment Lake in the BWCAW
Cause: Lighting
Status: Yesterday aerial detection reported no smoke coming from the fire. Today, aerial resources checked the fire and are conducting water drops.
The fire is burning in a remote portion of the BWCAW with difficult access. It is a single-tree strike.
Incident Name: Section 3 Pond Fire
Start date: July 7, 2026
Size: 2.3 acres Personnel: 4
Location: On Section Pond, east of Lac La Croix and just south of the Canadian Border in the BWCAW
Cause: Unknown
Status: Firefighters are using a direct extinguishment strategy to reduce fire spread. Yesterday aerial resources made many water drops on the fire to low fire intensity to make ground firefighting tactics safer.
Incident Name: Newton Fire
Start date: July 7, 2026
Size: 0.25-acre Personnel: 2
Location: Just west of Newton Lake in the BWCAW
Cause: Lightning
Status: This fire is 100% controlled. The fire was detected as a single-tree lightning strike burning in the BWCAW. Two firefighters are on scene conducting direct suppression.
