Estimates of the destruction caused by forest fires varies by how the figures were calculated and who made the estimate. A table showing the destruction caused by various Minnesota forest fires is below (Swenson, 217).
Name of Fire |
Date |
Reference |
Acres Burned |
Lives Lost |
Hinckley Fire |
Sept. 1, 1894 |
Elmer |
160,000 |
413 |
Larson |
350,000 |
— |
||
Mitchell |
350,000 |
418 |
||
Plummber |
160,000 |
418 |
||
Chisholm Fire |
Sept. 11, 1908 |
Elmer |
20,000 |
0 |
Larson |
400,000 |
— |
||
Mitchell |
150,000 |
0 |
||
Baudette Fire |
Oct. 7, 1910 |
Elmer |
300,000 |
42 |
Larson |
360,000 |
— |
||
Mitchell |
360,000 |
29 |
||
Plummer |
300,000 |
42 |
||
Cloquet Fire |
Oct. 12, 1918 |
Elmer |
770,000 |
538 |
Larson |
200,000 |
— |
||
Mitchell |
200,000 |
432 |
||
Holbrook |
250,000 |
538 |
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