The Largest Minnesota Wildfires In Modern History

All eyes are on Northern Minnesota as three fast-growing wildfires continue to burn in the Northland.

Each of these three fires quickly expanded to consume over 30,000 acres and numerous buildings in just a couple of days between the three blazes.

As they've continued to grow, they've joined the ranks of some of the largest wildfires in modern times across Minnesota.

As of the time this post is being written, the Camp House Fire in the Brimson area has burned 11,778 acres, the Jenkins Creek Fire east of Hoyt Lakes has consumed 20,593 acres, and the Munger Shaw Fire east of Canyon and Cotton has burned 1,600 acres.

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Evacuation zones and areas under orders to be prepared to evacuate expand well beyond those areas.

Communities like Hoyt Lakes, Aurora, Babbitt, and Canyon have been put on alert to be prepared for potential evacuation. These zones of warning for being prepared expand as far east as the border of Gooseberry Falls State Park.

Crews continue to work on fighting these fires, but they remain uncontained as of the time this is being written. Cooler and rainier conditions will help in efforts to contain these fires, hopefully limiting expansion in the next few days.

With these three fires consuming a total of nearly 35,000 acres in just a couple of days, how do these wildfires compare to others in recent times?

As it turns out, each of these individual fires is among the largest wildfires in Minnesota in recent years. Here's a look at the largest fires in the last 20 years.