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Long 2 Fire Detected in Minnesota's Superior National Forest

Friday, July 10, 2026

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The Long 2 Fire was detected mid-afternoon on July 2, 2026, during a routine fire patrol flight on the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

Firefighters were flown in by Beaver aircraft to begin direct suppression. The fire is smoldering and creeping in pine needle litter and brush, with no immediate threat to structures reported.

The fire has been determined to be lightning caused by recent thunderstorm activity earlier in the week, according to InciWeb Active Wildfires records.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mnsuf-long-2-fire

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The Long 2 Fire was detected mid-afternoon on July 2, 2026“null”
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The Long 2 Fire was detected during a routine fire patrol flight“null”
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The Long 2 Fire was detected on the Gunflint Ranger District“null”
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The Long 2 Fire was detected on the Superior National Forest“null”
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The Long 2 Fire was detected within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness“null”
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Firefighters were flown in by Beaver aircraft to begin direct suppression“null”
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The fire is smoldering and creeping in pine needle litter and brush“null”
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No immediate threat to structures is reported“null”
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The fire has been determined to be lightning caused“null”
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The fire was caused by recent thunderstorm activity earlier in the week“null”
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The fire information is according to InciWeb Active Wildfires records“null”